Chapter 15: Home sweet home

“Where exactly do you live?”

Joss and I were finally leaving Harper Creek. The sun had dipped low in the sky, coloring the fields in the back of the mansion amber and gold, and I swallowed a yawn. Hours of paperwork with Cathryn had made me cross-eyed, and I really just wanted a drink and maybe a dark room.

“Not too far away. Carruthers keeps townhouses around for employees, as you probably figured out from what Cathryn said. Usually it’s just temporary, since most of our people don’t live nearby. But since I’m based here, I scored a permanent spot. I’ve been there since before I finished college.”

I opened the passenger door of the car—I wasn’t even going to fight her this time on driving—and climbed into the seat. “Where do the others live, if they’re not around here?”