Chapter 147

Evelyn's POV Eryx had only told Chuck that the plant was useful for research, without telling him who I was or why I really needed it. "Our lab is studying plants right now," I said casually. "It would be great to find this one, but if we don't, that's okay too." I kept my voice light, like this wasn't that important, even though it really was. Chuck's eyes lit up with interest, and he played with the cigarette in his fingers. After walking for more than two hours, we'd only gone about half the way. I'd brought most of my security team into the forest, leaving some back at the town just in case. Jackson hadn't come into the forest, he stayed in town to provide tech support. Our phones didn't work out here because it was easy to lose signal in the forest, but we had satellite phones for emergencies. These were mainly for me. The others could use mind-link to talk to each other. Thanks to modern technology, I could at least try to keep up with how my werewolf teammates communicated. When