A lonely trucker almost passed the starving dog in the storm-then his headlights caught what the animal was hiding under its body…

at the screen, then at the date. His raincoat dripped onto the linoleum. He did not look angry, which made Luke feel worse.

“I thought you were at Tyler’s,” Hank said.

“We finished early.”

“You’ve been finishing early for three weeks?”

Luke turned back to the glowing screen. “I just want to know.”

Hank set the paperbacks on the table and sat beside him.continue reading …