Chapter 261 - Nico

We rocked up to the secondary house. With the interior lights off in the SUV, we all exited the vehicle. I made sure to make as little noise as humanly possible. Although, given the four of us, it was definitely me who could be heard over the still sounds of the night.

Foster handed me a gun as we all met at the front door. "I'll go in first. Two second delay."

Everyone nodded and lined up.

All around us, the night was still and calm. It made the hair on the back of my neck rise up as chill bumps raced down my spine. And it wasn't because of the temperature.

Something was very wrong.

We made our way down the cobble path, our faint shadows the only witnesses to our journey. Right at this moment in time, I was wishing I had thought to grab up a set of the comms. Flying by the seat of my pants was never something I aspired to. Clear, concise, thought out plans were my bywords.

Foster eased against the side of the house. I took up point on the other side. Kara and Tore stoo