Somewhere safer

Catherine woke up to Xander’s voice coursing through the walls. It appears he was talking to someone else with a less fervent tone. She heard the sound of an engine revering. It clouded the dialogue going on outside the condo.  Manny rested his arms on the roof of the car.      “We have got about an hour.” Xander yawned and looked back at the condo.     “It won’t be long. The road is just beyond the Blackwater Lake. And you will drive fast and be cautious.” Manny dropped a hand to open the door of the driver’s seat.     “That place is closer to the condo. This place is farther—“ Xander buttoned his shirt to the brim.      “Closer or not, this place is conspicuous. Anyone, be it a wolf can walk far deep into the woods and go beyond the pine trees. And behind a lavender garden, they see a condo with a vulnerable human.” Manny breathed air into his palms and rubbed them over his shoulders.      “We’d best get moving Alpha,” he got in the car and shut the door. “The sooner the better.” Xan