Page 51 of Dark Reunion

CHAPTER 19

MAEVE

Wolf finished highlighting the route he was planning on taking. The map he’d dug up from a stack of papers was old, but it still had all the backroads. He was looking to get to Morry’s without going near a main road.

“It will take us longer, but this is the best way to go and not be seen.” Wolf pointed to the faded yellow line from the old highlighter.

“How much longer?”

“A day at the most. The goal is not to have people calling in a suspicious-looking black Hummer. We’ll stick to the speed limit and get gas where I’ve marked. I know those gas stations don’t have cameras, and the roads at night have very little traffic.”

Maeve nodded as she stared at the paper map that was taking up the entire surface of the small kitchen table. She wanted to get to Morry, but she didn’t want to leave the cabin.

This place held Wolf’s friend Jimmy’s spirit inside, but it didn’t feel creepy. Instead, the cabin was welcoming, a safe home tucked away in the middle of nowhere. As soon as they pulled out of this driveway, they were fair game all over again.

Maeve bit her lip as she looked Wolf up and down. Damn he was incredible.

“I see you staring, and I know what you’re thinking. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but no, not right now.”

She smirked and ran her hand down his arm. “It’s not my fault you walk around looking that sexy.”

Wolf took a step toward Maeve and she slowly moved around the table, giggling as he followed. They ended up in a teasing chase as he stalked her in a circle. Duke was barking excitedly at their antics, which added to the laughter. Changing directions quickly, Wolf grabbed Maeve around the waist and lifted her in the air with a shriek. Wolf sat her on the table, the map crinkling with the movement as he stepped between her legs.

“How did I get so lucky?” Wolf asked.

Maeve wrapped her arms around his neck and gave his chin a soft kiss. “I could ask the same question.”

Wolf sighed like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.

“I see you worrying about this trip, but we need to go. We can’t stay here forever, and it’s the safest place to be right now,” Maeve gently noted.

“I know. I guess…I just wish we could stay here forever and pretend the world doesn’t exist,” he said softly, warming her all over. There was such tenderness in him and yet she knew that he would kill in a blink for her. He was as dangerous as she was kind, and she loved him all the more for it.

“You’d eventually miss your ranch,” Maeve said, and he looked down.

“You mean whatever is left of it.”

“Shit…I’m sorry, Waya, I…shit I forgot about that.” She hugged him tightly, and he leaned into her hold.

“It’s okay. We can rebuild. And this time you can help make it our home. We get to build our own place from the ground up,” he said.

Maeve heard the unspoken. If they lived through this…Wolf didn’t need to say it. She knew there was a real chance they might not survive.

“I’d like that…our home.”

Wolf cupped her face, giving her forehead a kiss. “We better get going. It’s almost dark.”

Maeve slipped off the table and grabbed a couple of the already packed bags from by the door. “I’ll start loading the Hummer.”

Maeve walked out to the Hummer and for no reason at all her stomach rolled. She loaded the bags then gripped her stomach like she might be sick. Nervous energy rippled down her spine, just as the ground began to vibrate under her feet.

What the hell was that?

Then she heard it. Vehicles.

Shit!

“Waya, they’re here!”