Chapter 19

• Nova stopped at the corner and looked at the building where the women were. Beth said there would be a phone for her, and she had no reason not to believe there wouldn’t be. Was she really doing this? Going to a stranger to get a phone from other strangers? She put her hand over the pendant resting on her chest. Answers would be nice after all this time and if doing this was going to get her answers—
• She stood there, talking herself out of it as much as she was to do it. Weren’t phones traceable? Was there another reason they wanted her to have a phone? Taking a step backward, she was just about to turn around and go home when a woman came out of the building and looked right at her. Her first instinct was to run, like a rabbit the other way and back to safety, but she forced herself to stand still.
• The woman had dark hair, pulled up into a ponytail. Her stance wasn’t relaxed in any way, she stood there looking at her like she was bracing for a fight. “Nova, right?”