“But ... she’s never given any indication...”
Noah laughed. “Boy, I could tell you stories about what I went through with Kaely. Look, I’m sure she means it somewhere inside, but I doubt she’s ready to face her feelings for you in the light of day. Not yet anyway. Do you have feelings for her?”
Logan swallowed hard. “Yes. Yes, I do.”
“Then just give her time. Don’t push it. Let what’s between you grow until she’s ready—and undrugged. Okay?”
Logan wanted to think more about what Alex said, but something else was competing for time in his mind. “I just can’t stop thinking about Bayne. It’s really bothering me.”
“Turn that off for a while too,” Monty said. “You need to rest and get stronger.”
“Not so easy. I find myself analyzing people in the grocery store. Even in church.”
Noah and Monty both laughed.
Logan wasn’t looking forward to more time in bed. He was afraid Bayne would get away, and he wanted him caught. Too many people had died because of him, and Logan was angry because of what he’d done, especially to Alex and Kaely. With the police and the FBI both looking for him, why hadn’t they found him yet? Logan couldn’t shake the feeling that Bayne wouldn’t allow his total defeat at the warehouse to be his curtain call. Psychopaths were too egotistical for that.
“If they don’t catch him, do you think we’ll ever hear from him again?” Logan asked.
“I don’t know,” Monty said. “Sometimes people like Bayne fail. If they can’t find a way to go out with a bang—sorry for the pun—they simply live with their failures.” He frowned. “But if Bayne decides he can’t do that, you’re right. He may try to end things another way, be willing to take chances. He’s used to careful planning, but if he’s at the end of his rope—” He colored. “Sorry again. I’m not trying to be insensitive.”
A sense of dread filled Logan. It was almost overpowering. He looked up at Noah. “Check on Kaely right now. Don’t let anyone into her room, not even medical personnel.”
“I don’t understand,” Noah said.
“I think Bayne’s still here, and he has a grudge to settle. He wants to go out a winner. The one who had the final word after all.” He motioned to Monty. “Get me back to Alex’s room. Now!”
As Noah raced toward Kaely’s room and Monty pushed Logan back to Alex’s, Logan prayed he was wrong. But in his heart, he knew he wasn’t.
As she sank deeper and deeper under the water, Alex looked down. It was dark below her. She hated the dark. She couldn’t go there. She called out to God to save her.
Suddenly, a hand appeared. It reached toward her. She wanted to swim up to grab it, but her limbs wouldn’t move.
“I can’t reach you!” she called.
“Don’t worry, child,” a voice said. “No matter where you are, I am there with you.”
The hand, which looked like it was made of light, reached down and picked her up, gently placing her beside the lake. Krypto was still there, and he licked her face. As she began to breathe better, the lake and Krypto slowly faded away.