Introduction

His secrets almost killed her. Her secrets may destroy them both.

Kai is recovering from a near-death experience when she realizes something isn’t right. Her body is healing, but her mind no longer feels quite like her own. Her telepathic powers are changing, too. She can’t trust herself. The darkness growing inside of her pushes her to use her telepathy as a weapon.

Oliver clings to the hope that he can save their marriage, even though he was the one who put her life in jeopardy. As his wife slips further and further away from him, he becomes increasingly obsessed with bringing the man who ruined his life to justice.

The sequel to The Six Train to Wisconsin is a genre-defying tale of love and consequences. Once again, award-winning author Kourtney Heintz seamlessly weaves suspense and paranormal intrigue into a real-world setting, creating characters rich in emotional and psychological complexity.

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CHAPTER 1
Kai

Like most daughters, I loved my parents, but right now, I wanted them anywhere but here. Hospitals are always hard, but my parents managed to make it harder. My head was already pounding from all the thoughts and emotions coming at me. Not just from the patients and their families and the doctors and the nurses, but also from my mother and father. Instead of shielding their thoughts and trying to make it better for me, they let their emotions crash into me. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

Consider the title of the book. Since Highway 13 runs through Butternut but doesn’t connect to Manhattan, what is the author suggesting about the journey that Kai and Oliver take in this book?

Discuss the book cover. How does it convey the central concept for the story? Consider the positioning of Oliver and Kai and the smoke and clouds.

What do Kai’s nightmares tell you about her true emotional state?

Discuss Kai’s relationship with her family. What can you gather from her interactions with her mother and father and Naomi? Compare her relationships with them to her relationships with Caleb and Grandma Guhn.

One of the running themes in the book is how the past influences the present. For Oliver, the loss of his mother, Christian’s death, his rift with his father, and the breakup with Mickey in high school tend to define who he is now. For Kai, her parent’s fear of her abilities, her friend’s death in high school, losing her grandmother, and her breakdown continue to shape her daily life. Discuss how who we are is always tied to what happened to us in our past.

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