Chapter 5
The drive back to the cabin was done in silence. Dylan was exhausted, and Alastair didn’t seem to be in the mood to carry on a conversation. When they got to the road leading to the cabin, Alastair drove halfway up before pulling off into a barely visible open space between the trees. “We walk from here,” he said. “I don’t like keeping the car up there. It practically screams someone is using the cabin. Unlike Mars’ bike, it’s not easily hidden.”
“That makes sense.”
“Exactly.”
“Is Mars planning on being a part of the raid?” Dylan finally asked Alastair. The question had been weighing on his mind but he hadn’t wanted to voice it until now. In case I jinx things for him if I do. He knew he was being stupid, but it was how he felt.
Alastair smiled tightly. “I’m not a mind reade
