The Chosen Child. Brenda Mott

sound of the screen door, creaking open, then closing again as she went inside the house reached him as he neared his pickup truck. Then the sharp click of the door as she shut it firmly behind her. Not exactly slamming it, but still sending a message to Cody.

      He climbed into his pickup truck and slammed the door shut. He hated this. Hated what his life had become.

      And he used that hatred to fuel his anger and his need for justice. He would find Anna’s killer, whether or not Nikki understood.

      CHAPTER FIVE

      NIKKI STOOD in the hallway outside the door of what was to have been Anna’s room, knowing she’d put off the inevitable long enough. In the five days since her last conversation with Cody, after he’d spoken with Amanda, she had looked for anything and everything to keep her mind off Cody’s harsh words and the fact that they now lived in separate houses. Restoring the nursery to a guest room would help keep her busy.