Eucalyptus trees created a barrier from the fog billowing in from the ocean, softening the surroundings into an ethereal light. Something about maneuvering the car through the clouds didn’t feel real, like I’d been dreaming. I beamed out my radar like a beacon searching for Dad. Could I be so lucky as to find him out here? I figured I’d keep driving until I felt him or the vamps since Austin, the douche, wouldn’t tell me where exactly they’d found the phone. Luke’s concern and Sam’s pain rubbed raw against my nerve endings. I channeled some comfort their way and hoped for a quick rescue somehow or just that this trip wouldn’t be in vain. Though getting in and out without a fight would be a miracle, I had to hope. Because as soon as we were done, we’d need to get out of town, far away from Cain, the doctor and all-powerful Alora. I turned down a gravel road out in the middle of nowhere and stopped. A barren field surrounded us, covered with bushes and weeds poking out of the fine mist.
