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Fearghas grinned. “I’ve tested the options. You never know when you need a quick escape route.”
Jasmine shook her head. “You thought of everything.”
“I doubt that. But hopefully, I’ve thought of enough to get out of here alive should someone want to get to me badly enough.”
“It’s good to know we have options,” Ace said.
“Hopefully, we won’t have to exercise those options.” Fearghas strode out into the living area. “As I said, I’m going to step out. Help yourself to anything you need.”
“Fearghas,” Jasmine held out her hand, “thank you for everything. Especially for getting us out of the compound when you did.”
He shook her hand. “My pleasure. Like I said, I owed Hank. I would not be alive today if not for that man.”
They followed Fearghas to the sliding door that led to the garage below. He pressed a button on the wall, and the door slid open. “I should be back in two hours.”
“And if you’re not?” Jasmine asked.
He met and held her gaze. “You might consider using the escape hatch and getting out of Athens.”
A shiver of apprehension slithered down Jasmine’s spine. She wrapped her arms around her middle and nodded. “Understood.”
Fearghas stepped into the closet-sized fake office, and the door slid closed between them.
Ace walked into Fearghas’s bedroom.
“What are you doing?” Jasmine asked, following him through the door.
“These monitors blinked off as Fearghas was telling us about the clothes in the closets. I just wanted to see if the camera has motion sensors.” He nodded to the monitors. “The garage interior monitor was on. Apparently, they come on when there’s motion.”
Jasmine watched the monitor that displayed the garage interior. Fearghas descended the stairs into the garage. He touched a button on the wall, and the overhead door opened. He mounted his motorcycle and drove out, then the overhead door closed behind him. Another monitor blinked to life as Fearghas exited the garage, turned left onto the road in front of the garage and sped away.
“I don’t know about you, but all these security and alternate escape hatches have me spooked,” Ace said.
Jasmine nodded. “At least we can check the monitors periodically to see if anyone’s near the building.”
The monitors blinked off.
Jasmine left Ace’s sitting room and walked out into the living area. “Do you want to eat first or shower?”
“Let’s grab some food,” Ace answered.
“Sounds good,” Jasmine said, her stomach rumbling. “After I shower, I want to try to rest for a little while. We don’t know what will happen next or where we’ll be tomorrow morning.
Ace led the way to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. Inside, they found deli meat and cheese.
Jasmine located a loaf of bread on a shelf.
Ace found glasses in a cabinet and a bottle of red wine. He worked on opening the bottle while Jasmine made sandwiches and carried them to the dining table.
Ace brought two glasses of wine and sat next to Jasmine.
To Jasmine, it was all surreal. Playing house when the world seemed to be on fire around them.
Jasmine lifted her glass. “To getting Eli back.”
“To Eli,” Ace said and touched his glass to hers.
After taking a sip, Jasmine set her glass on the table and lifted her sandwich. “Thank you for being there for me. I don’t think I’d have been able to get into the compound, retrieve the scroll and back out without your help.” She grimaced. “I’m sorry I dragged you into this.”
