Kodiak settled under the corner booth with his leash loose across Brianna’s hand.
A patrol car stopped outside.
Deputy Ruiz entered in uniform.
No one lowered a voice.
Brianna looked down at Kodiak.
He had noticed the door, of course.
He always noticed.
Then he put his head back on his paws and went to sleep.
For the first time since Brianna arrived in Ashford Ridge, danger did not live in the silence of the room.
There wasn’t any.
