Chapter 42: Who Needs a Human Family

Parker stared out the window of Lucien’s car. They had left the main roads and were driving on back dirt roads. For once, Lucien wasn’t driving at break-neck speeds. She hadn’t asked where they were going. She hadn’t spoken since Lucien had brought her to the car.

She just stared out the window, watching the trees go by.

When they got to the dead-end of a dirt road, Lucien pulled the car to a stop. There weren’t any trails nearby, at least none that were marked. Lucien opened Parker’s door and held out his hand.

Absently, she took his hand and he helped her out of the car. She didn’t ask any questions as he led her through the woods. Parker kept thinking back to what Drake had said.

Who needs a human family?

Since he said it, the words had rolled around in Parker’s mind. What he said had triggered a thought in her, but she just couldn’t hold onto it. She kept trying to dissect it.