Chapter 24

**Ronan**

The feed blinks to life in front of me in two angles. The first is all black trees swallowing the frame, a thin ribbon of dirt road, and the faint silhouette of a cabin just visible through the branches. It’s isolated. Shielded. Defensible. Smart. The second feed is where my eyes land and stay. My wraith lies on her side with her back turned to the camera, curled slightly into the couch