Memories: Volume 9 (The Lillian Rayne Series) Read Online Free PDF

are
getting wind that you don’t have your memory,” he said; then he shut the door.
He walked around to the driver’s side and climbed in; then he put the car in
drive and set off.
    I
had a feeling there was more to the story. If it was just random people, I
didn’t see how werewolves and vampires couldn’t protect me. “There is something
you aren’t telling me,” I said trying to get the truth out of him.
    He
smiled wryly. “Even without your memory you won’t let anything past you; will
you?” he asked amused.
    “Tanner,
tell me where you are taking me. I am taking a big risk going with you when I
don’t really know who you are,” I said impatiently.
    He
glanced at me and sighed. “Look Lily if I was going to hurt you, I certainly
wouldn’t have let you bring those guns along. I know you trust me even though
you don’t know why. I would never hurt you. You saved my ass more times than I
can count. It is about time I return the favor.”
    I
crossed my arms in annoyance, but I didn’t say anything else. It was obvious he
wasn’t going to tell me where we were going. I was only hoping I could trust
him as much as he claimed. If I couldn’t, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do.

 
    “How
far is this place?” I asked grumpily. It was going on two hours that we had
been driving. I hadn’t said anything else to Tanner since starting our journey.
I figured I wouldn’t get any real answers anyway. Wherever he was taking me, it
was further from the others then I was comfortable with. We were in a heavily
wooded area. The place was desolate compared to the city we left not too long
ago.
    “We
are almost there,” he said calmly. He sounded like he was used to me being
impatient. He almost sounded like he expected it. He turned down a dirt
driveway. It was poorly maintained like it didn’t get traveled often. Wherever
we were going, it was well hidden. If Tanner didn’t turn down the path, I would
have missed it completely.
    “This
does not look promising,” I said dryly.
    He
laughed. “No one will find you here though, and that is the whole point.” He
climbed out of the car and walked toward an abandoned looking house.
    I
was not entirely sure I wanted to follow. The house looked like something out
of a horror movie. Tanner looked back at me expectantly. I sighed and climbed
out of the car. I was already here, so I figured I might as well give it a
chance.
    “They
are waiting inside for us,” tanner said; then he turned and continued on toward
the house.
    I
reluctantly followed him. He walked right inside like he lived in the house.
For all I knew, he probably did. I didn’t see why anyone would want to live in
a house like this. I walked through the doorway and hesitated. The inside was
immaculate. It looked nothing like the exterior of the house. I was expecting a
haunted looking house, but it wasn’t. It looked like an upscale house on the
inside.
    “The
outside is an illusion,” a man said as he came down the stairs toward us.
    I
looked up at him. He looked familiar like all the others, but I didn’t know his
name like I knew Tanner’s name.
    “She
remembered my name. That is a good sign,” Tanner said as he shrugged his coat
off.
    “That
is a good sign. Do you remember me Lillian?” the man asked as he continued to
descend the stairs. He was older probably in his fifties, maybe even sixties,
but he looked good for his age. His hair looked like it used to be brown, but
it was now peppered gray.
    “I
can’t say I do,” I said a little unsure as I glanced at Tanner.
    “That’s
ok; it has been a long time since I last saw you. You were just a little girl
back then,” he said absently as he watched me. He seemed like he remembered
something sad. He was trying to hide it, but I could see a hint of sadness in
his eyes.
    “I
don’t remember anyone currently. I might have remembered you if I was my old
self,” I said as I continued to watch him. I didn’t know who he was, or