Chapter 80: Mandy Sowden and Misty Greaves

Rainbowbridge Airport, the next afternoon. A black Audi waited beside the VIP pickup lane, its windows halfway down. The terminal teemed with people. The rattle of suitcase wheels over tile drifted outside in intermittent bursts. Mandy Sowden's flight had come in from Heron-Isle. It was due to land at 2:20. At 2:18, River Lyson's phone lit up. "Landed! The Chief Purser praised me today. She said my announcements sounded gentler than before. I think she's trying to get me to take on more flights." River...