“Yes, and pow-wow with Puma again, to get an update on any other unusual events that may have occurred, and follow up on all the other things that have been happening.”
“So Tybalt’s agreed that you five will be split between covering the Faire, and covering the grounds around here until further notice,” Miller said.
Col nodded, as did the others. He hoped that the additional footage would yield that man at last. He caught theVixar’seyes, and crossed his arms to thump his chest as assent. Tybalt dipped his head.
“We shall all go on a Pack Run right now,” Tybalt declared, and the there was much hooting and fist pumping at that. Miller smiled and pulled back the sliding door to the backyard.
Ripples of energy pushed out, and five large wolves ripped through the opening into the night air.
* * *
Hold it together, Lily.She wanted to freak out, but couldn’t. The twins were still in the car, so that was a small mercy. It was obvious they couldn’t stay here. And she couldn’t call the cops, otherwise the next stop for the kids would be Child Protective Services, especially with what she had found inside. Not that she wanted to draw their attention to her anyway.
She shuddered at the sight that had greeted her, the way the trailer’s contents had been trashed. Her mattress had been shredded to pieces, furniture upturned and bedding scattered everywhere. She had wanted to scream at what was dripping red on the wall near Rosa’s bed, a single word,BITCH. Thank God she found the emptied jar of red finger paint on the floor, so it wasn’t blood. But her pulse was still pounding at that.
Could it be someone after Rosa? It was entirely possible. Or was it meant for her? She didn’t know, and couldn’t speculate. Her priority had to be the kids’ safety. Like,now.
She couldn’t bring them to her room on the Fairgrounds either, not when she had felt that someone had been there. Whether or not it was connected to what happened tonight, or even if it was real. But even if that was just her imagination, she thought of how the kids had narrowly escaped getting injured earlier, bouncing on the bed that used to be Jordy’s, when her attention had slipped for just a moment. That would be all it took. No, that room was not an option.
One of them—Brady—stirred in his seat, which set off a movement in Clover as well.Shit.She’d have to make a decision, and fast. Staying overnight in the SUV was definitely not an option, either.
She had no choice.
They would have to stay in the first motel they could find that had a vacancy, that would accept cash. Even if it used up the remaining dollars in her purse, it had to be done. And in the morning she would figure something else out, maybe ask Rika for an advance on the money she had made so far.
The twins stirred again, the only reason why she wouldn’t let herself fall apart.
Keep it together, Lil. She had to focus on getting them safe. No matter what it took.
