All Chapters of 51: The Series: Chapter 261 - Chapter 270

It was just before two in the morning when Wren walked outside to find Lindsay on the porch in her usual spot. He sat down beside her and wrapped the blanket he was carrying around them both. “What’s wrong?” he asked, putting his arm around her shoulders and pulling her close. “Nothing that’s new. Bad dreams, a headache, and I’m pretty sure that I heard one of my big friends, but I’m not positive,” she answered, putting her head on his shoulder. “You probably did hear your big friend. He was finally well enough that we brought him back to the area and released him. As far as bad dreams and the headache, is there anything I can do?” he asked, then kissed her forehead. “No. You can’t take the bad dreams away, and the headaches are getting better. I’m not having as many, and they aren’t as severe as they were.” “Are you worried about tomorrow? I can change the plans and do it with just my team.” “I’m not worried, and you need the extra people. You will be short-handed if you try to

They walked out of the control room and quickly and quietly made their way toward the hallway, which Wren had decided to investigate. As they got closer to the hall, they all slowed their pace. Lindsay was beginning to have an ominous feeling but had no idea why. No matter how hard she tried to ignore it, she could not. She stopped and stood just listening. Big Bob was walking behind her and almost ran into her. “Wren,” Big Bob quietly said. Wren turned to see that Lindsay had stopped. He and Max took the few steps back to where she stood, looking down at the floor. She looked up at Wren. She almost whispered as she spoke. “Whatever is down here, it is one of the things that frightened Blue. I know the feeling that he had,” she told him. “Did he tell you what was down here?” Wren asked. “No, but the way I feel now is the same way he made me feel when he tried to. We need to be very quiet and very careful. Now, let’s get this over with,” she told Wren, giving him a weak smile. Th

Lindsay could not stop thinking about what had happened that day at the compound. The events kept running through her head about the creatures that had swarmed toward them and how they made her think of a nest of spiders that had been disturbed. She had not been able to fall asleep because of it and had made her way to her favorite spot on the porch. What made things worse was that Wren was not home. He had called to say he did not know when he would be home or if he would be home anytime soon. Lindsay was used to him being gone when Wren was on assignment, and what he said were training exercises, but this was different. She knew he was close, just not home. As she sat listening to the night sounds and watching the stars, she began to hear a car in the distance. It was coming closer and seemed to be slowing. The headlights finally came into view. She watched as it slowed and turned into her driveway. She raised her hand, trying to block the lights from hitting her in the eyes as the

It was nearing the end of the day when Little Bob walked into Lindsay’s office and set a cup of coffee on her desk before sitting in the chair across from her. As soon as she looked at him, she knew something was up. “Alright, what’s going on?” she asked him. He took a sip of coffee from the cup he was holding and innocently answered, “I have no idea what you are talking about.” “Really? You know that if I drink that coffee now, there is even less chance I will sleep tonight than there is normally. I can tell from the look on your face that there is something that you want to say, but you also don’t want to say it,” she said as she closed the file in front of her and leaned back in her chair. “I have also noticed that you have our new deputies in their own cars today. So, what is going on?” “Big Bob won’t be in tonight because he is sick. That means Andy is the ranking officer working. He should be good with Annie, but Ellie will be on that shift too. That makes me a little concer

They had been driving for a while before she asked Big Bob, “So where exactly are we going? I can tell it’s in the general direction of that compound. Can you give me more than that?”“Wren asked me to come and pick you up and take you to where he is. That is the only thing that he wanted me to tell you right now,” Bob answered.“You are not making me feel better about any of this. That includes why you called in sick and clearly are not.”“Wren asked me to help him with something,” Big Bob said, letting out a sigh. “Lindsay, this is all stuff that he needs to tell you about, not me.”Lindsay did not ask any more questions. She knew that Big Bob would tell her everything if he could. Her mind was racing about what this could involve. Was there another creature that Wren needed her help with? Had he done something that would cause a problem if her department had to investigate it? The possibilities were almost endless. They turned onto a lonely gravel road. Bob pulled to the side of t