Captain Adam Kerney is a military captain whose team is conducting a training mission when their helicopter reports engine trouble. After the aircraft and its occupants go missing, the incident creates the urgent crisis at the story's close and raises the possibility that Luke and a local team will need to search dangerous terrain.
Officer Matthews is a police officer who speaks with the women after a young man is killed. He explains that darkness and cold make the search for the trucker difficult, then directs Helen, Lauren, and Carly to shelter at a nearby diner. His guidance moves them from the dangerous road to a place where they can wait out the storm.
Gabe is Joy’s fiancé. His engagement to Joy is a central complication as she grows closer to James, and it weighs on her decision to treat their connection as something that cannot go further. Joy later visits the Collins estate and encounters Gabe’s brother Gil there; the summary does not explain Gabe’s own actions or how the engagement is ultimately resolved.
Colton Royce has 21 screen credits in a career dating back to 2019. Signature works include Obsessed to Death, Twisted Neighbor, The Great Holiday Bake War. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
