Chapter 109

The eerie night had come; the team had arranged the things for taking down the cult people.

Jack crouched low behind the bushes, his eyes scanning the perimeter of the cult's compound. He adjusted the earpiece and whispered, "Surveillance is up. All clear on my end."

In another part of the forest, Sarah's fingers flew over her laptop keyboard. "The Internet's down," she confirmed. "The cult's completely cut off."

"You guys are doing great." Arthur complimented.

It took only a few minutes for the cult members to realize something was wrong. Doubt spread through their ranks as they discovered they were surrounded, but had no idea by whom. They had been lying low since their failed attempt to kidnap Alan, and the police had been on high alert ever since.

Stiles came to know the tension around his people. He barked orders to his men, "Who the hell dared to sneak into our base? Stay alert, we shouldn't let them have their way."

Mike led the charge. "Clear the path!" he shouted, his voic