Impossible Things (Subparheroes) by Alexa Land

Author:Alexa Land [Land, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

ANDY

Our destination was utterly isolated. The only neighbor we’d passed had been maybe five miles back, before turning down a private road. The cabin sat in a clearing, surrounded by a pine forest. When we got out of the car, the only sounds were birds chirping and the low hum of insects.

Actually, it was more of a fancy chalet than a cabin. The exterior was dark wood, with a wide front porch, a steeply pitched roof, and enough architectural flair to make it look like something out of a movie. That was my only frame of reference for this sort of thing. I’d spent my whole life in a big city, and chalet vacations were never in the budget. No wonder this felt like an alien landscape.

Given its remote location, I had no idea how Sam managed to drive right to it, even with a good memory. He then quickly found the key, which was hidden in a fake rock. Once he got the door open, he entered a four-digit code into a panel to disable the alarm, and I murmured, “You even remembered that.”

“It’s Reg’s birthdate.” The fact that this place belonged to his ex-boyfriend bothered me, but it wasn’t like we had a lot of choices right now.

After we brought in our meager possessions, I followed him on a quick tour. The interior was beautiful, with tasteful landscape paintings, multiple river rock fireplaces, and high-end furniture that was meant to have a rustic feel. Three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and a gourmet kitchen surrounded a central living area with two-story ceilings. Eight large windows created a mosaic of sorts on the back wall. The top four formed a triangle, filling the space created by the steep pitch of the roof. That window wall provided a view of a deck, and a sweeping panorama of trees and mountains.

We’d made one stop on the way here, to fill up the tank and grab a few things at a gas station with a general store—including over the counter motion sickness pills, so I could stand being in the car for hours on end. Sam had been the one to go inside and do some shopping, since half my outfit consisted of a towel. Now, as he unpacked the bags onto the granite kitchen counter, he said, “I got you a few T-shirts, but that was all they had as far as clothing went. Let me go check the closets, there might be something we can borrow.”

I put away the groceries while he did that. A few minutes later, he returned with an armload of pastel-colored sweats and said, “I know it isn’t ideal, but I think you’ll fit into this stuff. It was left here by Reg’s sister, Margot.”

“And Reg is built like you, so his stuff would be way too big on me?” He nodded and piled the clothes on the counter. I didn’t know why I asked, or why the answer made me feel so insecure.

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