Page 16 of I Am Salvation

I ascend in the elevator, thinking things through.

I know what the right thing to do is.

I just have to weigh it against Marcus and the others. How this all might affect them.

“Oh, good, Diana, you’re back already,” the receptionist says as I walk back into the office.

“Yeah, I wasn’t very hungry,” I say to her.

“Mr. Reynolds is looking for you.”

“Okay. I’ll go check and see what he wants.”

I walk straight to Rod’s office, but he’s not there. “I thought he was looking for me,” I say to his secretary.

“Oh, yeah.” She wrinkles her forehead. “He is. When I see him, I’ll let him know you’re back.”

“Thanks.”

I walk back to my cubicle, and I drop my jaw.

Rod is sitting at my desk, my computer screen open.

“Care to explain this, Diana?”

Chapter Five

Dragon

“I suppose you can go any time,” Alayna says. “But I figured I’d go check it out for you first.”

Would that be a better idea?

Hell, I don’t know.

“Dragon…”

I don’t immediately answer.

“Let me think,” I finally say. “In the meantime, can you send me the information? The address? The names they’re using?”

“Absolutely.”

“Thanks.” I press my lips together. “If you were to go check it out, when would you leave?”

“Right away. It’s about a four-hour drive. I’d be there by sundown.”

I should probably let her do it. I don’t even have access to a car right now. Diana has one, but would she let me borrow it?

I can’t even think of asking. She’s letting me live in her home for free, and she’s giving me Alayna’s investigative services on her family’s dime.

No way am I going to ask to borrow her car, which is probably a Mercedes-Benz or a BMW or something even more lavish.

“Okay. You go, then. Let me know as soon as you make contact.”

“Absolutely. I’ll be in touch as soon as I get there. I may not be able to make contact tonight. Depends on a lot of factors.”

“Understood.” I rub at my forehead. “But there’s one other thing—something that may be even more important.”

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