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Elyssa called Justin Her call went straight to voice their job," Stacey said "Probably leading Kassus and his blokes on a merry chase Let’s not dawdle and waste their effort"
Despite the dread clinging to her heart, Elyssa knew the felycan was right She nodded to Bella "Let’s do this"
Bella flicked on her arcphone and accessed the ie of an office She’d posed as a potential client for Darkwater and toured the offices, taking pictures as she went They’d determined this particular office as the best point of insertion The dha happened
"Strange," Bella said "The o" She studied the structure for afrom the center of the arch"
Stacey walked the peri the base of the arch "I hear a faint buzz"
"Me too," Elyssa said
The portal abruptly flickered on A man with a slice of pizza clenched in his hand screae winked out before Elyssa could process anything else The three wo their foreheads
"What in the bloody hell was that?" Stacey asked
"Did I iine that?" Bella asked
Elyssa shook her head "Maybe the office picture isn’t working like we thought it would"
"I knoorks," Bella said "I opened a portal there the evening after Ifor pizza?" Elyssa asked
Bella raised an eyebrow "No, I’ain
The inside of the oe oak desk appeared Bookcases lined the wall behind it, awards, plaques, and even an occasional book populating it
"I told you it works," she said, shrugging "I just hope Harry didn’t decide to use the portal for a pizza break after they escaped Especially without calling uid smile "They don’t communicate very well"
"No, they don’t," Elyssa said, checking her phone again to see if Justin had returned her call and she’d sohan appeared at the botto heavily "Sorry I’oodness," Bella said "I orried youaround in case the portal closes?" Meghan said
"If you see anyone besides us coe of this office I gave you to reopen it on our signal, should it be necessary"
"If we need to evac from anywhere else, we’ll send you a new picture," Elyssa said
"Got it," Meghan said, pulling up a chair soht down earlier, and lass of wine "Be careful"
"We will," Elyssa said with a faint sh the portal and into the office She motioned the others to follow This particular office had no s facing the interior of the hallway,it the perfect place to open a portal since nobody in the hallway could see it The only downside was its location on the top floor of the four-story building The lower offices, filled with cubicles had presented too much of an opportunity for discovery
Stacey opened the office door, and peered up and down its length She gestured with her hand to signal the all-clear, and vanished down the hall Elyssa removed two tiny spy-bots fro down the other corridors to htly warded," Bella said "But things will change e go downstairs"
Elyssa nodded "It’s time"
The tomen went down the hallway after Stacey The felycan had just finished rerate about one square foot in diameter from the wall The vent was far too sh Stacey touched a syale armor at her waist TheStacey’s naked form She flexed her body, drew in a deep breath, and her body twisted, claws springing fro up her fair skin Her face lengthened into a rew from her backside Within seconds, a black panther stood where Stacey had, its body shrinking even shtingale armor shrank to accommodate the new size
The kitty looked up at Elyssa and Bella, one of its green eyes winking before it slid through the vent Bella closed the grate behind the feline, and they moved down the hall to a thick diamond fiber door which led to the staircase It was locked froh a rune reader on the wall allowed anyone with the proper access to pass
"I hope it isn’t locked from both sides," Elyssa said