\u201cWell, then we\u2019d better get on with it,\u201d Seamus said, nudging his horse into motion. He trotted past Thom and Cameron, taking the lead on the snow-strewn broken roadway. Thom frowned, watching him for a moment, then nudged his horse into motion, following him toward the crest of the hill. Behind him, J.T. sighed and followed, Cameron bringing up the rear, glancing back in the direction they\u2019d come from. Thom reined in, waiting for Cameron to catch up, his brows arching.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n
Cameron shook his head. \u201cJust something odd.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLike what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing I can put my finger on.\u201d Cameron shifted in the saddle and sighed. \u201cIt\u2019s probably nothing. Come on. We\u2019d better catch up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thom frowned, nudging his horse into motion again as Cameron did the same with his own. It\u2019s never nothing.<\/em><\/p>\n Maybe this time it would be.<\/p>\n Seamus and J.T. had made it to the top of the hill and paused to wait for them to catch up. Seamus pointed to the west.<\/p>\n \u201cDoes that look like the settlement?\u201d<\/p>\n Thom squinted into the distance, catching sight of half-built walls and a dozen buildings standing like an island amidst snow and Lake Michigan ice. \u201cHell,\u201d he said softly. \u201cIt looks like something burned it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think I can see people,\u201d J.T. said, brow furrowing. \u201cEither they\u2019re people, or they\u2019re ghosts.\u201d<\/p>\n Thom swallowed bile. \u201cLet\u2019s hope they\u2019re the former, not the latter.\u201d He couldn\u2019t see them, but that didn\u2019t mean that they weren\u2019t there. What the hell happened down there? An accident, or something violent?<\/em> His lips thinned. \u201cBut if they\u2019re the latter, I think it\u2019s probably good we\u2019ve got you and Seamus along, Jay.\u201d<\/p>\n J.T. glanced at him sidelong. \u201cWhy\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou guys talk to ghosts. We\u2019ll have an edge on finding out what happened here\u2014and how we can make sure it doesn\u2019t happen to us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cWell, then we\u2019d better get on with it,\u201d Seamus said, nudging his horse into motion. He trotted past Thom and Cameron, taking the lead on the snow-strewn broken roadway. Thom frowned, watching him for a moment, then nudged his horse … Continue reading