The hunters left after they’d said goodbye, the sound of their engines fading into the distance. Luca took out the lantern, turning it on for the walk back to his vehicle. They were silent.
Penelope sat in the passenger seat, trying to think of a way to ask him what he planned to do next. In the end she drifted off to sleep, waking when the engine was silent. Blinking, it took her a few seconds to realise she was at Luca’s house.
He opened the driver’s door, looking at her before he got out. “I thought you might want to see Rusty.”
“Yes.” She’d begun to hope he’d brought her here for another reason. Like not wanting to part with her.
Half out of the vehicle, Luca turned to look at her again. “What is wrong?”
“I’m tired.”
“Go see Rusty and have a shower while I make us something to e
