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positive they'll be freaking out about me."
    Dominic had a thought, "You know, Kara, you could try to work your magic on your parents to soothe their worries. Obviously, they will still be concerned and mad, but if you're able to tone that mood down some, it's worth a try. One other thing, if they choose to put out a search for you with your car and license plate info, nothing should turn up. After sabotaging your car to lose control and dive into the lake, that car is history. No one was around to see it crash and sink. Over the next few days, Zac will further dispose of it or whatever it is he chooses to do to make it disappear and not connect it to you if it is ever found."
    The realization of my car being rigged to crash didn't sit well with me along with the fact I could have been killed. "So, did you ever consider just asking for my help instead of almost killing me and in the process ruining my car, even if it was a clunker to begin with?"
    "Well…after all, we didn't think you'd believe us about werewolves and would consider us crazy people. And we figured you wouldn't just come along nicely. The last dilemma we hadn't figured out was how we wanted to make you disappear. The choices were either to make it appear that you died in the car accident in the lake or have you get amnesia from the accident and take off with some stranger or have you impulsively take off like a runaway to try out a new life. Seems like the last choice is what we're going with, so I do apologize on the team's behalf for destroying your lovely little car." Dominic explained with a snicker. "And Eli has so much money he can easily buy you a new one."
    "Really? Eli would actually get me a new car? If that's so, then by all means, have Zac take the old one and torch it, mash it, dissect it into tiny pieces for all I care!" Oddly, I was now distracted, thinking about zipping around in a nice, new, black sports car.
    Tessa burst out laughing and exclaimed, "Zac is already working on that project and having a blast with it. He likes destroying stuff. It must be a guy thing. Oh, another thing I should mention in case you had suspicions or sensed something going on with Zac and me - we are married." She chuckled again. "Blows your mind, huh? I'm the brain and some brawn, he's totally the brawn AND brain, too. I wasn't originally invited on this mission. Zac was called into play, but since we're married, it would have been impossible to try to go about having a married life and still have him live this lifestyle without me. It just wouldn't have worked. So, since I had my own set of skills I could offer to this venture, Eli said to come aboard and help out. You would have figured it out soon enough that we're married by how we talk and act with each other, but I thought I'd be up front and tell you. Okay, let's make that phone call to your parents."
    Tessa reached around her side and unhooked a cell phone from her belt. This wasn't just any old cell phone. It made me think of something James Bond would use. It had to be very expensive and sophisticated. The phone needed to be powerful in order to get reception where we were down in the bowels of the earth. Dom and Tessa stepped back deeper into the room to give me some space to talk.
    My dad answered the phone and of course the first thing he was wondering was why I didn't come home to help with raking the leaves. Of course. That breakfast conversation between my father and I seemed an eternity ago and in reality it occurred just that morning. I told Dad to get Mom on the other phone extension so I could explain to both of them about the bizarre, spur-of-the-moment adventure I had decided to embark on. I completely stuck with the same brief, bogus story that had been discussed with my new acquaintances. During the conversation with my parents, I was constantly trying to instill a degree of calmness in my voice and thoughts. I envisioned them accepting what I was telling them as the truth. I promised I