pull into the parking lot of our special beach, the same one that was taken from us the night Monty and Riley buried Laiken alive here. Laiken’s breath hitches, and she looks at me with fear in her eyes, but I put the truck in park and turn my entire body to face her. “If you want to leave, we can,” I tell her. “But if you think it’s something you can get through, I’d really like to get out of the truck.” She takes a deep breath as she stares back at me. “They’re gone.” “They’re gone,” I confirm.
