The Overnight Guest

by Heather Gudenkauf

coveralls and green-and-yellow seed cap

packed drifts, would take her to

Ethan cut a glance toward his sister.

gloves, but she couldn’t free the woman.

uninjured eye looking at Wylie with

eyes. Butler could smell fear emanating

she moved through the hallway to

She made a beeline for the Bronco

the front door,

at the child. “What did you say?”