#Chapter 399 Getting Some Answers

Judy’s POV The car ride was long; it took several hours, and most of it was done in silence. Gavin was lost in thought the entire drive… as was I. Gavin drove with his jaw tight, one hand gripping the wheel and the other holding mine like he thought I’d disappear if he let go. I stared out the window at the woods rushing by—dense trees, heavy branches, patches of morning fog clinging to the ground. The deeper we went, the less the world looked like anything familiar. No houses, no mailboxes… not even an occasional jogger or hiker. Just miles and miles of quiet. “Why would she live out here where there is nobody else?” I asked, more to myself than from Gavin. “From what I hear, she doesn’t trust anybody,” Gavin replied. Taylor had done a little more digging before we left and found out some stuff about Coraline Blackwell. She disappeared off the grid years ago and stopped associating with her family. Her lack of trust was palpable to Taylor, and he made mention of that