Chapter 47

The plane rocked to the side, then straightened out as the landing strip came into sight. Merrick closed his eyes as the plane touched down and then headed to a waiting car by the hangar. Why couldn’t they just stay on the plane, in the moment where jail time wasn’t a threat and Grant was excited to be a part of this?

But the plane stopped and then the pilot opened the door. Wyatt loaded the paintings while Merrick escorted Grant to the vehicle.

“You okay?” Grant touched his arm. “You’ve been so quiet.”

“Yeah, sorry.”

Grant nodded. “We’ll talk later, when my dad isn’t around.”

“Okay.”

With Grant in the backseat, Merrick got behind the steering wheel while Wyatt slid into the passenger seat. Thurman and Rhonda left in a second car, headed out on their own mission which was as unsettling as almost being arrested.