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"What did that rateful he hadn't had to find out

Tenn's expression darkened "I'll explain that later"

"So, all we have to do is get to your house by eleven? How much of the drive is left?"

I checked the clock "Two hours and fifteen minutes We should have an hour to spare"

Should, but didn't

Thatcher stretched out in the back seat and dozed off again I sat beside Tenn, holding his hand and watching the road, willing us to entle hway that curved tightly through theto the hway for the road to Sawyers Bend

As we e over the mountains, Tenn slammed on the brakes

A line of cars stretched in front of us, red lights a snake winding around the curve ahead Frantic, I scraation app Our section of the highas a thick red line Tapping it, I saw the one thing I hadn't considered

Rockslide

And just like that, our hour to spare began to slip away

Chapter Thirty-Six

SCARLETT

Thatcher slept on, unaware of the precarious change in our circumstances I was sick orry, but Tenn appeared unbothered

"I should have thought about this," Tenn said, his voice far too even and calm "We had a ton of rain last week It destabilizes the tree roots, and when the trees come down, the mountain comes with them We haven't had a rockslide in a while, but it happens"

"How long does it usually take to clear?" I asked, e I ed

Tenn shrugged "Depends Looks like there's a creorking right now And the cars ahead are ood"