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He smiled “Yes, ma’am” He twisted the lid off and drank to the last drop

“Better?”

He glanced at his plate “Should be after I devour my breakfast and several cups of coffee”

“By the way, I made an appointment to check out a vehicle”

“How soon?”

“In an hour”

They quickly ate and then packed He would have to be especially vigilant of olf scents

Gaby kept an eye out for any witnesses Kane dumped their car down a ravine He covered it with branches and mud No one would find it in the isolated forest Earlier, he paid cash for a set details helped and all without cheating hiht they could blend in better as normal vacationers, and not worry about hotel surveillance cameras They could live on the road until he found a place where they could hide indefinitely

They drove past the small town of Trinidad, near Eureka, California, and found an RV caround between the ocean and a redwood forest

Kane parked their RV and smiled “Home, for now”

They stepped out and inhaled the fresh coreenery and distant ocean air It was crisp, but not like the cold of the Wisconsin woods An owl hooted

How could they hide forever from a pack of olves? Gaby shivered “What if we let them find us and you convince them I promise not to reveal their kind?”

He took her hands and rubbed heat into them “I don’t want to risk it”

She hated to suggest it but it had to be said “How about you go alone, then you can negotiate staying if they promise to let me be?”

“Leave my wife? No Never We share a bond”