When Lily opened her eyes again, the car was driving down the long, tree-lined entranceway of a sprawling property in the middle of nowhere. At a traffic circle, they rounded a huge fountain with cascading plumes of water dancing in the sun.
In the distance, she could see an expansive glass and brick building surrounded by elegant gardens. But before they reached it, the car suddenly veered off down a dirt road in the opposite direction.
"Where are we going?" Lily asked, sitting upright, and wiping her eyes. She was surprised to find they felt gritty and dry like she was rubbing sand in them. Then she remembered she hadn't slept all night except for her catnap in the car.
Greer, who looked preoccupied, glanced away from his laptop to answer her. "You'll see," he said, with a thin, water
