“Are we almost there?” Alex asked weakly.
“Yes, we are,” I said simply before the packhouse came into view.
Distant memories of the large mansion came flooding back to me as I glanced at it. I swerved the car to the backside of the mansion and held my breath and I attempted to steady my heartbeat. I needed to get Alex in the house as soon as possible, I was going to use him to cause a distraction.
“Can you make it inside okay?” I asked with a smile as I unbuckled my seatbelts.
Alex nodded slowly as he mimicked my movements and reached for the door handle. I studied his movements intently, realizing that he was just moments away from his first shift.
We were running out of time.
“Let’s go,” I said.
Grae:
“We’re running out of time!” I said through the mind link as my paws aggressive
