Genesis by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781928122470
Publisher: Valley Publishing
Published: 2016-06-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

With a few quietly relayed directions, the short trip was fast and uneventful. Genesis watched the ground below to make sure they weren’t being followed.

“Can we be tracked in this?” she asked.

Matt raised his eyebrows at the question but answered readily enough. “It’s possible. It would be foolish to think otherwise, but someone would need to be in a position to have that kind of technology. I’m highly doubtful that others have the means. At least not locally.”

She nodded. “True, but a couple of those men weren’t local. And if they weren’t, how many others aren’t?”

He spun around to look at her, an assessing look on his face. “Good enough for me.” Matt pored over the dash and adjusted some of the dials. “If we’re being tracked, we should see a signal of some kind show up.”

There was nothing. Satisfied, Genesis sat back and relaxed. At the cottage, Connor did a low-flying sweep before bringing the craft to rest behind the cottage.

Genesis quickly opened the front door. She let the men go inside, then went in and set up an energy barrier to alert her if unwelcome company approached. When she was done, Matt said, “You’re really worried someone will find you here?”

“Yes.” She didn’t elaborate. She walked into the small kitchen and put on the teakettle. She hated to admit it, but her nerves were rattled. She set out the muffins snagged from the center earlier, choosing one for herself, and took a big bite. She opened the bag of sandwiches and arranged them on a plate, too.

Remi raced around the room. She opened a box of treats and handed him one. Then as an afterthought, she held one out to Matt. “Can he have one?”

Matt grinned. “Why don’t you ask and see?”

She reached up and held the treat in front of Darbo’s nose. His nose quivered, and very slowly, he unhooked one hand from Matt’s ear and reached out for the morsel. She’d been surprised to see the little guy with Matt. She knew Darbo of old. Celeste had been so careful with him. She had no idea how Matt had ended up with him but knew it must have something to do with Celeste’s departure.

She smiled. “He’s adorable. So tiny.”

“Thankfully, considering where he likes to hang.”

“Surely he doesn’t sleep there?”

“No.” Matt shook his head gently. “He has a bed at home that he loves, but he’s always with me if we aren’t at home.”

She nodded. The teakettle chose that moment to whistle. Enjoying the soothing routine, she made a small pot of jasmine tea and carried it to the table. The plate of muffins was half gone already. There were only a couple of sandwiches left. She eyed a second one and decided she was too tired. She sat down and rubbed her face.

“Are you okay?” Connor asked gently. He stood behind her and massaged her shoulders.

“I am. Just hadn’t realized what was happening here while I wasn’t looking,” she muttered. “Like a year’s worth of not looking.

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