Chapter 78

• I look back, holding my breath to steady my shaking self, quick enough to see the door sliding shut as he slowly lowers below the level he’s standing on. It clicks instantly that the floor is moving, and he’s going down. Like some sort of elevator for sure, and it explains why, on the surface, there’s no sign of life, and the building is small. It’s deceptive, and the sliding door conceals a car-sized platform to a lower level. That means whatever is down there is big enough to accommodate vehicles should they need to be taken down, making my blood run cold.
• I don’t think it’s any kind of power plant, and I shouldn’t be here at all. It has more going on below, and now I know a wolf is crewing this station. I have absolutely no chance of finding anything worth stealing and getting away without a trace. Not that I want to anymore. Everything inside me tells me this is a bad idea, and I need to get far away from this place as soon as possible.
• When the door fully closes, I walk out in front of the tree where I’ve been hiding and peer over to where he left his truck, wondering if he may have left anything of value. If I’m cutting my losses and running, he might have something. Maybe a medipack, food, clothes, or something I can use. He didn’t lock it, and he was alone.