It was like a forever of the horrible sounds above me, then something changed. The sounds were still there but I swore I heard the door open from the back of the house.
I did. Next came heavy footsteps. Several people came in then my heart squeezed when the door to the basement opened.
I didn’t think Jack would be coming down here with the gunfire still going. So it could only have been someone else.
I ran behind the washing machine and hid there. It was the best place I could find with so little time to react. I hadn’t expected anyone to come down here, but why wouldn’t they?
I was so stupid.
Now was not the time to be stupid either dealing with these people.
The Ra…
Christ, what would they want? What the hell would they want? Xander didn’t have the prints but maybe they thought he got them.
Balthazar knew that Xander knew where to find them so this was retaliation.
Shit.
A pair of legs came into view where I could see.
There was another and another.
Then damn it, another, but these legs wore suit pants quite unlike the other guys who wore cargo pants.
The suit guy moved forward and it was like he just knew where to look. Maybe I was completely obvious.
Maybe I was foolish. I should have covered myself or something. It would have been better than perching behind the washing machine.
Because that was the first place Balthazar Kane looked and the smile that filled his face when he saw me made my blood freeze.
