Summary

In Chapter 16, Donald went to Detective O’Donnell and told her that it was Viv who had accidentally shot Jack. He asked the detective to wait until the following day to tell Jack what had happened, giving Donald a chance to tell Jack in person. Donald got a text from Viv asking him to meet her at the stables to talk. When he arrived, she was in the area riding Mercury. He knew this was what she thought of as her most persuasive argument. He saw the harmony between her and the horse as she rode. When Donald realized Viv had been willing to risk their lives to ride a horse, he got up to leave. Viv called him back. She said she had gone to the police. The district attorney would decide on charges sometime in the spring. She would...