Refuge in Time by Sarah Woodbury

Author:Sarah Woodbury
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wales, alternate history, prince of wales, medieval, middle ages, time travel romance, time travel, teen, alternative history, spies
Publisher: The Morgan-Stanwood Publishing Group
Published: 2019-03-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

3 April 2022

Sophie

“We can’t tell anyone he’s here.” Sophie glanced to where Cade was leaned against the door, sleeping with the utter abandon of a child. She might not want to time travel back to Earth Two with him, but she wasn’t going to throw him to the wolves either.

“Nor you.” With an amused look on his face, Michael reached across to open the glove box and took from it an American baseball cap, which he put on her head. “Better than nothing.”

Sophie adjusted the cap so it fit more comfortably, understanding her sudden appearance might not be smart if they wanted to keep her and Cade’s time traveling a secret. The car park was full of vehicles and people, none of whom Sophie recognized, though for the most part they were hiding their faces under umbrellas or wide hats, since the rain continued to fall, if not as heavily as before. It was testimony to how preoccupied everyone outside was that none of the agents or other officials had come to knock on their window to find out what they were doing.

Livia reached for the door handle. “Michael, you and I should talk to Bard and see what’s what in the warehouse.” Then she looked hard at Sophie. “Will you sit in the driver’s seat?”

Sophie bit her lip. “You need me to protect him, don’t you?”

“Please.”

Sophie hadn’t been particularly chuffed to find Livia accompanying Michael, even if she had been Mark’s friend and ally at MI-5. Still, in the fortnight Sophie had known Mark, he’d shown a pragmatism and good judgement that made Sophie think she ought to give her the benefit of the doubt. Livia was certainly smart, and everything she had said so far had made sense.

Michael extracted a gun from the small of his back and handed it to her. “Take this.”

Sophie put up both hands. “No. I’ve never held a gun in my life.” Then her expression firmed. “We’ll be fine.” She paused. “Send Chad to me. I want to talk to him.”

Michael and Livia exchanged a worried glance that would have had Sophie laughing if there weren’t so many more important things to think about than the chemistry between them.

“If Chad Treadman is behind everything that’s happened, if he has that kind of drive and reach, none of us will ever be safe. Better to know the truth and deal with it.” She shooed Michael out the door and then scooted across the gearbox to the driver’s seat.

Michael gently closed the door, so as not to wake Cade, and the pair were soon out of sight. Watching them disappear, Sophie harrumphed to herself, folding her arms across her chest. They hadn’t even left her a mobile so she could play Candy Crush.

Then the front passenger door opened, and Chad plopped himself on the seat.

He was grinning. “I’m so glad you’re safe.” He reached for her and, being an American, was a micro-second from giving her a hug. But the expression on her face was enough to stop him.

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