Bitter Burn novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: Safe House
The searchlight found us before the sun did.
It came over the water from the east, white and hard, and I thought of Tyson and put the gun up.
"Federal vessel," a loudspeaker said.
"Drop your weapons and raise your hands."
Bridie lifted her chin at the light and did not raise her hands.
"Tell them to bring a blanket," she said.
"I'm sixty-two and I've just burned my house down."
Finbar put his arms over his head, laughing without any sound.
"It's Sabine," he said.
"She's been tracking the phone."
"You told her?"
"I didn't need to.
"You've had my phone for a week."
A grey patrol boat drew alongside.
Sabine Orr stood on the deck in a windbreaker, with her black hair plastered flat by spray.
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