anything that might be useful, and then destroy the lab so that at least one more was out of operation. One down, countless others to go.
“Would anyone like to tell me where we’re going?” At her question, Patrick glanced in the rearview mirror, but without any streetlights or even the light of the moon he couldn’t make out much more than her figure.
“Forever Creek,” Blake answered.
“We’ve taken over an old ski resort. The main building is a castle with five stories, so there’s plenty of room for my family and anyone else who needs a safe place,” Patrick explained, keeping his eyes on the road. “It’s roughly three hours outside of Denver, Colorado. Now that the resort is no longer functioning, the town has closed down. All the residents have had to move, but that was a long time ago. It’s safe, I promise.”
“The town was Forever, and the resort before it was shut down was Forever Creek Ski Resort. It’s set just outside of the White River National Forest and the nearest town is Parachute, Colorado, which has less than a thousand residents, so it’s a good place for us,” Blake added.
“That’s the old resort that looks like a castle, isn’t it? I think I’ve seen it.”
He nodded. “You’re going to be safe there. No one could stumble upon us. In all the time we’ve been there, we’ve never seen anyone else nearby. I know you’re scared, but you’re going to be fine. I’ll protect you.” With my dying breath, I’ll protect you, my mate.
“You mentioned a sister, Jade. How many other siblings are there? Is there anyone else at the castle?”
“Besides Blake and me, there’s Austin, Luke, Chase, and Jade. Jade’s the only woman, so she’ll be excited to have another female around. As for anyone other than us O’Reilly siblings, not at the moment. You’ll be the first, but I suspect two more will be joining us shortly.”
“Two more? How do you know you can trust them? What if the government sends a spy?” Trepidation was creeping into her voice again.
“We’re like human lie detectors.” Blake stifled a yawn. “No one could deceive us long enough to learn anything or even convince us to bring them here if we didn’t believe they were completely truthful and trustworthy.”
“Get some sleep, Blake.” As his brother put his head back against the headrest, Patrick glanced back into the rearview mirror at her. “If you’re thinking about Dean, he’s angry, scared, and unwilling to trust, but he’d never do anything to harm me or my family. Otherwise, we’d have never invited him to Forever Creek. His anger is of the result of fear and what happened to him. He doesn’t want anything to happen to you.”
“I don’t know what happened to him…what he saw…but I swear he’s a good man. He’d want to help if he could.” She sighed. “But I guess he just won’t. Damn it. Something is off with him, and I left him. He could get himself killed because of this.”
“What he does or doesn’t do isn’t your fault. You’re his sister, not his mother. If he didn’t want to come with us, you couldn’t have made him.” He wanted to pull the car over, slip into the backseat, and wrap his arm around her. “What we can do is be there when he’s ready. Blake gave him a way to reach us, now we just have to wait.”
“What if he never calls? Then what do I do? Just assume he’s dead or keep holding out hope that he’ll come back?”
“Keep hoping until you have undeniable proof.”
“How am I supposed to do that when I know the chances of him getting killed? Especially with him out there all alone.”
“Take it one day at a time.” Now that the road was no longer curvy, he was able to put his foot down on the gas pedal and hopefully make up some of the time that had been lost while they had been detained with the wolves. “I know it’s not easy, and I wish I could tell you that it will get easier, but it doesn’t. I know because the night before
“Would anyone like to tell me where we’re going?” At her question, Patrick glanced in the rearview mirror, but without any streetlights or even the light of the moon he couldn’t make out much more than her figure.
“Forever Creek,” Blake answered.
“We’ve taken over an old ski resort. The main building is a castle with five stories, so there’s plenty of room for my family and anyone else who needs a safe place,” Patrick explained, keeping his eyes on the road. “It’s roughly three hours outside of Denver, Colorado. Now that the resort is no longer functioning, the town has closed down. All the residents have had to move, but that was a long time ago. It’s safe, I promise.”
“The town was Forever, and the resort before it was shut down was Forever Creek Ski Resort. It’s set just outside of the White River National Forest and the nearest town is Parachute, Colorado, which has less than a thousand residents, so it’s a good place for us,” Blake added.
“That’s the old resort that looks like a castle, isn’t it? I think I’ve seen it.”
He nodded. “You’re going to be safe there. No one could stumble upon us. In all the time we’ve been there, we’ve never seen anyone else nearby. I know you’re scared, but you’re going to be fine. I’ll protect you.” With my dying breath, I’ll protect you, my mate.
“You mentioned a sister, Jade. How many other siblings are there? Is there anyone else at the castle?”
“Besides Blake and me, there’s Austin, Luke, Chase, and Jade. Jade’s the only woman, so she’ll be excited to have another female around. As for anyone other than us O’Reilly siblings, not at the moment. You’ll be the first, but I suspect two more will be joining us shortly.”
“Two more? How do you know you can trust them? What if the government sends a spy?” Trepidation was creeping into her voice again.
“We’re like human lie detectors.” Blake stifled a yawn. “No one could deceive us long enough to learn anything or even convince us to bring them here if we didn’t believe they were completely truthful and trustworthy.”
“Get some sleep, Blake.” As his brother put his head back against the headrest, Patrick glanced back into the rearview mirror at her. “If you’re thinking about Dean, he’s angry, scared, and unwilling to trust, but he’d never do anything to harm me or my family. Otherwise, we’d have never invited him to Forever Creek. His anger is of the result of fear and what happened to him. He doesn’t want anything to happen to you.”
“I don’t know what happened to him…what he saw…but I swear he’s a good man. He’d want to help if he could.” She sighed. “But I guess he just won’t. Damn it. Something is off with him, and I left him. He could get himself killed because of this.”
“What he does or doesn’t do isn’t your fault. You’re his sister, not his mother. If he didn’t want to come with us, you couldn’t have made him.” He wanted to pull the car over, slip into the backseat, and wrap his arm around her. “What we can do is be there when he’s ready. Blake gave him a way to reach us, now we just have to wait.”
“What if he never calls? Then what do I do? Just assume he’s dead or keep holding out hope that he’ll come back?”
“Keep hoping until you have undeniable proof.”
“How am I supposed to do that when I know the chances of him getting killed? Especially with him out there all alone.”
“Take it one day at a time.” Now that the road was no longer curvy, he was able to put his foot down on the gas pedal and hopefully make up some of the time that had been lost while they had been detained with the wolves. “I know it’s not easy, and I wish I could tell you that it will get easier, but it doesn’t. I know because the night before
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