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As they sauntered along the trees, she softly explained their next steps.
"At the end of this tree line, we'll step through and skirt the edge of the senator's property. We'll stroll along to the back door. All of these yards are bordered by large cedars and other larger trees. Everyone wants their privacy while at the same time, running the country. I'll unlock the door and we'll slip in."
"If he gave you a key, why don't we go in the front door?"
"I don't know if they are watching the house."
"If they're watching, won't they also be watching the back door?"
"It's impossible to watch the back door because of how the yards are situated and the large trees block everything. So, they'll watch from both sides and the front."
"Okay."
"Those kids playing basketball up the street looked too old to be enjoying a driveway game."
"Good catch Addy. I wondered about them as well."
They entered the senator's backyard, then strolled easily to the back door. She pulled the key from her pants pocket and quickly unlocked the door. They hurried inside. She held her forefinger to her lips and padded softly across the kitchen to the garage door. The door handle had been drilled into and the lock and latch no longer worked. She easily pulled the door open and waited for anyone to notice.
Rafe stood to her left, against the wall just as she was. No movement was noted, so she stepped into the garage and saw it was in the same condition it had been in when they brought the senator to the motel in his own car.
"Okay. The safe room is this way."
She moved toward the basement door and deftly slipped down the stairs. Rafe was impressive in his stealthiness. Entering the passcode on the safe room door, they dipped inside and she closed the door behind them.
"We're looking for the small lock box he has hidden under the cabinets. I'm thinking false bottom, but maybe not. This is his safe room, so he may have felt as though he didn't have to hide it that well in here."
Rafe began opening cabinets and running his hands around the perimeters of each one. She did the same on the opposite side of the bank of cabinets. The dust and cobwebs in these cabinets proved the family didn't use this room often. Maybe never once it had been set up.
"I have something." Rafe softly said.
Addy stood and neared him. He moved the small appliances on the bottom of the cabinet, then pushed his finger into a small hole at the back of it and pushed. The bottom of the cabinet lifted, and his smile broadened.
"That's brilliant."
"My house has one of these. When I found it I wondered why someone would need it. Just two months in this city and I knew how many people kept the darkest secrets of all their wrongdoings. I'd bet every house in this city has one of these hidden cabinets."
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Rafe tried not to be too proud of himself. After all, he had the advantage of knowing how a cabinet like this operated. But he'd be lying if he wasn't proud of Addy's praise.
He lifted the box from inside the cabinet and placed it on the counter. Addy stepped forward, her scent was enticing. But, not as enticing as her movements. She was agile, sure of herself and yet she had a soft touch. That was the medic part of her, he'd bet. Her strength was on the inside in spades. Her family taught her well. Being raised with operatives all around her embedded all that knowledge into her body. She was more than just a beautiful woman. And that was his kryptonite.
Addy lifted the lid on the box. "Hmm." She softly said as she set the lid on the counter near the box.
"What's that mean?"
"No dust on the box means it's been opened recently. Maybe placed here recently. I noticed the other cabinets were dusty and filled with cobwebs. That tells me the senator has been accessing this information recently."
"He told Wade he had proof of King's wrongdoing. I'm not sure if he brought him some proof for their conversation or not."
"Did Wade share anything with you?"
"Only that he may need to go off-the-grid for a while and he felt as though the senator wasn't bluffing."
Addy stopped looking at the files in the box and turned to face him. "Are Casper and Wade, one and the same?"
He stared into her pretty brown eyes for a few moments. "I can't answer that Addy."
