Chapter 186

This was no train, though—not unless someone had built a subway beneath rural Connecticut when she wasn’t looking.

“The Noises,” Rave said calmly. “It’s nothing to worry about. They’ve been occurring here since long before I was born.”

Leesa remembered Cali and Stacie talking about the Moodus Noises, an unexplained phenomenon that had been happening in this area for centuries. The explanations for the Noises ranged from the practical—small earthquakes whose sound and vibration were magnified by the peculiar geology of the area—to the more fanciful: ancient Indian spirits stirring deep within the earth.

She loosened her grip on Rave’s arm. “Sorry,” she said. She hated showing any kind of weakness to Rave. “It startled me.”

Rave smiled and laid his hand over Leesa’s. “Never apologize for anything that makes you touch me.”

Leesa smiled back and