“Dino, it appears we have an answer to your earlier question about how long my situation is going to last,” Felicity said.
“I would have preferred it to have lasted untilafterwe left the island,” Dino said.
“And have you miss out on all the fun?”
From the kitchen came the sound of dishes being stacked.
Stone scooted quickly to the kitchen door. “Seth, Mary, I think it might be a good idea for the two of you to wait in the office for a bit.”
The office was the safest room in the house and had the advantage of having a hidden door, which would prevent anyone unaware of its existence from finding it.
“Not a normal blackout, then?” Mary asked.
“I don’t think so.”
“Can’t be helped, I guess.”
She wiped her hands off on a towel, removed her apron, then calmly exited the kitchen along with Seth. This was not the first time they’d been at the house when it had come under threat.
Stone returned to the others. “Now what?”
“You still have your Winchester?” Carly asked.
“In the gun safe.”
“It has a scope, right?”
Stone nodded. “Attached.”
“Give it to me. I’ll go up into the attic.”
“The attic?” he said, surprised. He hadn’t been there since not long after he took possession of the house.
“It has air vents I can use to shoot from.” She glanced at Jillian. “Where’s your radio?”
“In the bedroom,” Jillian said.
“I’ll grab it on my way up and let you know what I see.”
Stone frowned. “Are you sure you should do this?”
“You wouldn’t ask that if you’d seen my scores from sniper training at the Farm.”
“Don’t tell me. You ranked first.”
“If I can’t tell you, what fun is it?”
With a scoff, Stone said, “Come on,” and led her to the office.
Chapter 39
Per the plan, Parker’s mentook out the four exterior guards first, then split into two groups. A pair of men made their way quickly to the generator, while the remaining three, which included Frank, headed to the power line pole at the far end of Barrington’s property.
As the first group disabled the emergency power system, the second used a portable hydraulic cable cutter to chop through the power cable. On a normal night, the noise the device made would have been enough to draw attention, but the roaring downpour provided the perfect cover.
“Power severed,” Frank radioed.
This was old news. Parker had watched the lights at the house cut out moments earlier.
