7
“Where are we going?” Ashure asked when Tonya turned in the opposite direction from the way they came.
“Since getting help from Magna has been delayed, I thought we’d go to the State Park. That seems to be the common denominator in the disappearances. Carly disappeared on a hike there. We’ll try that route first. Mike disappeared on the beach. Jenny disappeared in the Park too, but I’m not sure exactly where,” she explained.
“Do you really find my presence so distasteful that you cannot wait to be rid of me?” he quietly inquired.
She glanced at him before focusing on the winding road. “No, I don’t find you distasteful at all. It’s just—you don’t know how dangerous it could be if anyone found out who you really are and where you came from. Hell, the government alone would be the least
