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Leif plays with his gadgets, listening intently. A few lights flicker on and off, and he taps in different codes. This goes on for several minutes until he smiles. “Got it. The whole thing is disarmed, including the cameras and microphones. But now we have to get in and out before they discover this.”
“How could they discover it?”
“Depends. If they have actual humans manning the cameras, they’ll see it quickly. If they don’t, it’ll be a while.”
“And how do we know whether people are watching?”
“We don’t, Falcon. That’s why we fucking hurry.” He pulls out another gadget. This one looks like a small pistol with several pointy metal rods sticking out of it.
“What’s that?”
“It’s a lockpick gun, just in case disabling the system didn’t unlock the gate.”
“Why wouldn’t it?”
“Sometimes the gate is on a different frequency so cars can come and go via a remote control without unlocking the whole system. That’s probably the case here.”
We walk toward the gate, staying in shadows as much as we can. In the distance, several dogs bark.
“Where do you think the hounds are?” I ask.
He cups his hand around his ear and listens. “Could be in the back, but they sound farther away than that. There’s probably a couple dogs in the back and one or two in the house as well.” He pats the bag of jerky in the pocket of his hoodie. “We’ll take care of them.”
“Just how quickly does the doggie downer work?”
“Too damned long, but it’ll do the job.”
Leif and I make it to the gate.
“Yeah, it’s still locked.” He pulls out the gun, clicks it a few times. “We’re in.”
My heart is racing like a fucking madman’s. I don’t even know for sure that Savannah’s here, but I feel like she is.
I feel like she’s close.
And I feel like she’s in danger.
The moon hangs low in the night sky, and it casts a pale glow over the sprawling mansion. I follow Leif as he slowly opens the wrought-iron gate and enters the property. He follows the shadows, keeping us cloaked. Our black attire blends seamlessly into the darkness. A cool breeze sweeps over us, makes the trees in the yard rustle.
“Armed guards?” I whisper.
“Probably,” he says, his voice so low I can barely hear him. “But they won’t know security is down yet. We just have to stay out of their sight. Stick to the shadows.”
“Won’t they see the security lights are out?” I ask.
He shakes his head. “There’ll be a backup generator that takes over the main system.”
“Then how the hell are we going to get into the house?”
“Leave that to me,” Leif says.
2
SAVANNAH
Welcome to hell.
I close my eyes, prepare my body for what is about to happen.
