Summary

In Chapter 1, set 28 years later in 2017, Charlie walked with regret through the halls of Pikeville Middle School. Charlie had a one-night stand with a man she intended to remain anonymous. However, she had accidentally left with his cell phone. She had come to the school to return the phone. The man introduced himself as Huck. He said that he had been a Marine before he became a school teacher. He was not married. Charlie admitted she was but had been separated for nine months. When Charlie told Huck that she was a defense attorney, Huck’s eyes narrowed. He flinched when she said her name was Charlie Quinn. He told her that he grew up in Pikeville, as if that should have explained something to her. She told him that she could see two reasons that he had suddenly become so cold, that...