Debt of Lies

ed, her voice low and urgent. Emily couldn't make out

ily asked, feeling

the phone. "We need to get o

in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by fields and

ed, but Sarah ju

aid. "We need to

ed along, the car's tires kicking up clouds of dust.

d to be closing in around them. The path grew nar

Emily asked, feeling a

just kept driving, her ey

estled in the trees. Sarah pulled up i

safe house," s

he cabin was small and secluded, surrounded by tr

here?" Em

ne. It's a safe house

eling that she was walking into a trap. She

s surrounded by a high fence, topped with barbed wire. She

leading her to the cabi

. She had a feeling that she was walking into s

ustic, with a porch and a chimney. Smoke was rising from the ch

asked, feeling a s

someone who can he

she was in danger. She followed Sarah onto the porch

. It was a woman, dressed in a long coat and hat. She looked up a

id, standing up. "I see y

es, I have. Emily, this i

nease. There was something about R

el said, smiling. "I'v

kipped a beat.

been watching you. We kno

of fear. "What do

nt to help you. We can help

nated with her. Maybe it was the kindness in her eyes, or the warmth of her sm

aid finally. "I

"Good. We'll do everyt

t a sense of relief wash over her. Maybe, just m

ake the feeling that she was in danger. There was som

the corner of the room. Emily's heart skipped a

Emily demanded, fee

ust someone who wants t

in the middle of nowhere, with no way to escape. A