Dream Bound by Kate Douglas

his head, amazed by the hurdles he’d had to jump to reach this point, but it was done and the site was as ready as it was going to be.
    He was ready, and with any luck, the six of them were ready. “It wasn’t easy,” he said. “But it’s done. Just waiting for the six of you.” Then he turned back to the car and stood beside the open door. “Get in. I’ll drop you off at your cabins. Take some time to get settled, and then we’ll meet in the main lodge for dinner in about half an hour. I’ll give you a quick rundown on what I want you to do. With any luck, you can start working your shifts tonight.”

5
    C ameron Paisley put his belongings away in the bank of drawers built into the large closet in the bedroom. He’d figured they would be living in some kind of glorified dorms, but the log cabin Mac had brought him to was fantastic. There was a small kitchen complete with a sink, refrigerator, microwave, and toaster oven, a living area that was twice again as large as the kitchen with comfortable furnishings, and in the back, a separate bedroom and bathroom.
    The six cabins were identical, each with its own front porch, built all of logs with a small woodstove as well as a heating system for winter nights. They had tin roofs equipped with solar panels, and all six of the cabins were arranged equidistant around the main lodge where they’d be meeting later for dinner.
    Mac had said his rooms were upstairs in the lodge. They’d take their meals on the main floor, and there was a fully equipped gym in the basement with a lap pool for year-round use, plus a separate bunkhouse for security people and the few technicians and staff who would remain on the site.
    They were responsible for keeping their own cabins as neat as they wanted, but housekeeping would provide fresh linens and towels. There was a laundry at the back of the lodge and even a fully stocked bar.
    Hell, he didn’t have it this good at home, and he had one hell of a nice place. This was really sweet.
    Kiera was in an identical cabin on one side and Lizzie on the other. Finn’s cabin was next to Lizzie’s, then Rodie’s, Morgan’s, and back to Kiera’s. The array spread out across the huge plateau to the east of them, with all those big dishes pointing skyward and covering all points visible in space. Mac had explained that once any form of contact was made, the dishes would turn in unison to lock onto the signal.
    Trapping even the most distant pulses of energy, even as they sent energy outward from whomever was on duty at the time.
    Mind-blowing didn’t come close to describing it.
    Cam shoved the last of his clothes into the drawers and glanced at the bed. King-sized beds in all the cabins. That had certainly caught his attention. Kicked his already healthy libido into overdrive as well when he imagined things he could do with a willing partner and all that room.
    Any one of the women along on this project would be more than welcome. All three of them were gorgeous, each in her own way. Gorgeous, with open minds when it came to sex.
    Why did he feel as if this was a surfeit of riches?
    Grinning, Cam wandered out of the bedroom and checked the main living area. Even with the big leather couch and comfortable chairs, there was plenty of room to set up his easel. He’d been assigned the southernmost cabin. Mac explained he’d picked this one for Cam because it had the best daytime light for painting.
    He checked a storage closet in the main room and found tarps and cleaning supplies for his brushes and stacks of stretched canvas, all ready to go. Amazing.
    Mac’s foresight was impressive—and thoughtful, too. Cam hadn’t even thought of what his workspace would be like when he’d packed his supplies—he’d only known he needed a break, that his dreams weren’t coming to him as regularly as he needed, and Mac’s project sounded far enough out of the ordinary to maybe kick-start his brain.
    He glanced up at the perfect skylight over his