The Last

useum, under a covered pathway, which

keys again and flipping though them, before holding

Kade helped her push it wider so they could get inside. Th

r a light switch. Light flooded the room after a few seconds a

ed behind him and looked

wo

st of the floor with stacks almost as high as the ten foot ceiling. Some of

f is worth?" Kade asked her, wal

slapping his hand

uc

g." She told him as he glared a

supposed to

d her eye

h box, there is a l

e surmised, stopping close to a box to read

ars when I was in college." She

s it locked away in here with just tha

im a look

reading labels, "Besides this building is actually next door

of boxes and jumped as a

irked

they keep this stuff locked in here like this instead

s. They're replicas that are put on display so kids can learn about history and science and stuff. The real stuff goe

d, "I didn't even kno

y boy." She shot at him

ed at yet

oing to ta

o kneeling on the floor. Her hands on a crate that was at th

also reading the label. He was about

m glance a

e slapped a hand on her mouth to cover

t for two minutes!" he w

ces got

l the girl too?" t

retrieve the stuff. If the girl gets in

idened over

warehouse door as the tw

rying her to the far corner of the warehouse where they fl

e door final

museum." A third

her car outside."

!" the second exclaimed, "It's pa

g so much racket and star

side, pulling open boxes

loud crash

to open the box, j

e

ned forward to look at them but Kade blocked her body with his and pushed her

hest right down to his heavy thighs. She tried not to think about how great he smelled o

had the sudden urge to kiss that frown right off her face. He

tedly, "Let's shove the others o

loaded the top crate

and let's haul this

it up and it was li

you?" one asked, eyeing

s ope

s sa

upid." The second snapped

e lid and rummaged

s em

found the stuf

d in the museum. She m

gone by now. We should

t's

d out the door, hea

oor and sprinted in the opposite direction of the m

o look back

king at them, they'll know it's you. Right now they h

the road and pulled

ok a booth at the window so they could see t

e told her promptly

ice tea,

scared an

er hand ove

look a

whispered, staring out the w

other hand and saw tears in

gently, "Which means we should

is is why my pare

ht their drinks an

you may be right about the car crash. I'm starting to believe it w

" she half rose

on and they saw Mr Haydes parking

im!" she started t

alone. He's an old man." Kade reass

r booth slowly, peering

t the museum and got into the black SUV that h

from the booth, "I want

oney on the table a

n across the roa

es!" she

e." Mr Haydes said, coming out of his offic

ered quickly, "Did you

got." He cut her off, "Who is this young gen

red his

id they as

irl that's worked here in years, I assumed they meant you." He explai

tell them exactly?" Val w

daughter and gave them your address so the

chair next to her and

think these men are dangerous. Could you do me a fav

had no idea." The old ma

d the old man, "But we'd really appre

"Anything to protect Valerie."

on, honey. We need to go." He pulled her t

assenger seat while he dro

n his arm on the

now who

your house. They don't know you're at the