Jessie followed Alrick to a small trailer. She figured it was an office. These endeavours needed organization for people’s safety. One of her grandfathers died in an accident. That accident happened in this mine. She felt confident in the knowledge the mine’s safe to enter.
Once inside, Jessie saw the crowded interior. Boxes, papers, computers, and what she assumed were maps. The walls appeared covered in maps and things. Jessie dismissed these things, knowing she’d find no meaning in them. She saw a grey-haired man standing behind a large table. He looked up when the door opened. He’d been in the mine earlier. The mine’s dust covered his clothing in patches. S
Alrick returned to the packhouse with Jessie in tow. In the packhouse’s office, Alrick scanned the documents. Alrick locked the original documents away in a safe for their safekeeping. He’d use the copies to verify everything. He didn’t want to leave the originals on his desk. Anyone could take them. “Alright, I’m sending a message to my agent. He’s a lawyer that deals with my real estate transactions. He deals with the various rights attached to them. We’ll get to the rest of our issues after.” “Wait, how much land do you that? Why would you need an agent?” “It’s a complicated legal mess otherwise. The time it takes up is lengthy
A few last words, Ashley left with to search out Craig. She wasn’t happy. Ashley looked as if she were a cat who ate the cream. She’s planning something. This didn’t sit well with Jessie. Alrick appeared, unaware of the next issue with this woman. “Bonnie. Are you alright?” Ashley finally left. Jessie stepped into the kitchen. She watched Bonnie. “Are you hurt?” “You are such a dear. You’re sweet for asking, thank you. I’m not hurt. My nerves are just in top gear. Ashley overstepped her position. I think she believes if she acts as she believes a Luna acts like, then Alrick will change his mind on who his mate is. The woman is a fool. I swear
Alrick left the dining room and hid in his office. He wanted to be with Jessie, but it was true. He’d things to do. Messages to return, documents to sign, not to mention talking with Craig. He needed to give Craig a heads up about Ashley. Sitting at his desk, Alrick took out his cellphone and answered several messages before biting the bullet and calling Craig. Craig had enough on his plate already. Alrick felt guilty about needing to pass more to him. “Hey, you see Ashley yet?” “Not yet. Why?”&nb
Jessie’s consciousness slowly returned to her. The world around her looked different. Grey and hazy. She frowned, sat up on the bed. The voice called to her again. It wasn’t far from its sound. But the voice sounded off. Like it’d an echo somehow. Jessie climbed out of bed. She followed the noise out of the apartment. Jessie noticed the packhouse was silent. No one was about. She figured everyone must be sleeping. Following the voice out through the kitchen. The night was dark. It’s unnaturally dark. There was no wind, nothing moved. It was like everything was dead. The mist was thicker outside, giving everything softened edges. Then it hit her.A quick lookup. Stars, but no moon. No moon meant she was in the Dream Realm. Her heart picked up its pace at this discover
Alrick fell into a heavy sleep quickly. However, when he dreamed, things were far from perfect. He noticed his surroundings. At first, he didn’t recognize where he was. It’s too dark for him to make out where he was. He could see shadows flitting back and forth, nearly out of sight. Alrick could hear wails and screams off in the distance.He could hear something closer gorging on something that sounds squishy and wet. He shuddered, deciding that he wouldn’t investigate who or what it was. Alrick realized now he was in a cave or rough-hewn tunnel. The walls were damp. He stood in a chamber-like room. With tunnels branching off in different directions. There was something clinging to the rock walls, giving off
Morning came early as Eric’s phone woke them. Blurry-eyed, he struggled out of bed to answer it. “Yeah?” He listened for a few moments. Jessie watched from the bed. Tense as she waited to find out. Why they were receiving a call at this hour. She caught Alrick’s attention and mouthed. “Who is it? What’s wrong?” Alrick only held up a finger and continued to listen. “Corral them and keep them calm. Rachel or Davie need to fix that. We do not deal with that. They can call someone in to fix that. Yeah, it’s the worst thing that could happen. But that’s why we brought in NARC representatives. We’ll survive this. Just keep a low-key. Don’t admit to knowing anything. Stick to the story that the land was unused to our knowledge and we’ve just ga
Craig phoned Alrick as the Sheriff and his people left. Rachel claimed that they’d take care of the investigation. The sheriff needed to report to the State police who they’d resource and people in. Those people could cover up the breaches. Alrick knew he’d have to tell Jessie about the lab breach investigation. The sheriff or state police may still interview them. She’s not prepared for an interview. By now, they’re driving to the mine. “Jessie, babe, I got a message from Craig. I want to tell you about it. But you must promise me you will listen and not panic.” Jessie’s eyes left the road ahead of them. Once her delicate features looked at him. “Why?”&nb
Jessie could smell the change in the air. She could smell the scents of humans. Jessie hated having to deal with humans. She’s not learnt how to dodge their prying questions and confusing reactions. Some were touchy, while others became hostile. This was a race that lost its protective way. Alrick took the laptop and documents from Jessie. She followed him to the trailer, where quite a few strangers stood in uniforms. They heard Herald’s voice giving rules to the people. About how to mind their actions within the mine. There’d always be a trained worker with them. The poor man was doing his best. As others demanded to know where his boss was. Herald didn’t lose focus and surprised the demanding humans by stating that his bosses were behind them. Herald went on the change in scent pro