When Captain Davis was leaving the town, his mind was in a whirl. He had been called away to Thomastown and had attended a long meeting with political bigwigs. Nothing new, he thought grimly, just political bosses trying to lord it over the men in uniform, reminding them that overspending was not on.

Feeling chuffed, the handsome blonde Captain was not aware of the snowfall, which was growing heavier. He wanted to get back home to Hollowford before nightfall.

Jamie had been ecstatic when she called him, breathless as she shared the news,

“Ethan, they saved my Mumma,” she had half whispered, half sobbed over the phone. the Captain had...