Zoe snorted out a laugh.“She won’t find anything of value on his body,” she said in tired amusement.
“Wrong,” Amaros corrected her.“She found his walky-talky.”
The woman stood up and shoved the device into her pocket, then hurried away, furtively glancing back over her shoulder.
“Maybe she’s one of Pastor Hogan’s flock,” Zo mused, wishing her vision would hurry up and arrive already.She hated hanging on the edge like this, knowing there was something she needed to see, but unable to witness it.
Grace crept into the room a few minutes later, carrying a mug of coffee and some cookies.They wouldn’t stay fresh forever, so they were slowly working their way through their supplies.“How is she?”she whispered to Amaros.
“She’s doing better,” the knight replied, taking the mug and plate from her.
“Amaros,” his mate said in a faraway voice.
He was standing next to her an instant later.Placing the items on the coffee table, he knelt in front of her.“What do you need, love?”he asked, putting his hands on her knees.
Her gaze was distant as she looked over his head at the stone wall.“Qi and Koach will need to move fast,” she said, sounding like her voice was coming from the far end of a long tunnel.
“When and where?”her knight asked as everyone crowded into the doorway to listen.
“Soon and I don’t know yet,” Zoe replied.“I just know the doc will need to use her power to save one of them.Tori should go with them.”
“I’ll grab our jackets and boots,” Koach said, speeding to the mudroom near the front entrance.Qiana and Tori took their coats from him and pulled them on.They toed their slippers off and stepped into their boots.Kochab donned his jacket and boots as well, then they waited for the oracle to tell them what to do.
Chapter Thirty-Nine
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OAKLIE STILL FELT UNSETTLEDby her close encounter with her biological father four hours later.She sighed when she saw she finally had to pull over.“The snow is too deep,” she said.“We’d need a snowplow to go any further.”
Arkas had given her directions a few times to drive around obstructions.They were only a few miles from a small town that was at the base of the Adirondack Mountains.“We’ll have to go on foot,” he said unhappily, looking around for somewhere to hide the truck.“Let’s park the truck under those trees,” he suggested.
Oaklie peered at the dense woods and made out a small gap.“Don’t blame me if we get stuck,” she joked, turning the steering wheel and putting her foot down.The tires spun on the icy snow, digging in deeper.Then the vehicle lurched forward.It rolled down a small embankment and stopped in the gap.
“There’s plenty of room,” the knight said, managing to open his door just wide enough to escape from the truck.
Snickering, the cambion turned the ignition off and climbed out.They grabbed their gear from the back seat, leaving most of their supplies behind.With luck, they would locate Amaros and his crew soon.They could always come back for the food later.
