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"Just let uys can come in after o in there with no plan, you ht here and now Just wait"

Matt’s phone beeped and he snatched it off his belt "It’s Mara The girls are safe in the panic room"

"Tell thee, his thu over the screen Then he handed Eli an earpiece "Put this on We need to be able to communicate"

Tank took the other one and slipped it over his ear "I’ll go around back All you have to do is get hilass, I should have a clear shot"

"And I’ll take the front," Matt added "We’ve got this covered Let’s nail this bastard"

Tank loaded his rifle a and hopped out of the van He looked both ways and disappeared around the side of the house into the trees There were plenty of places he could take cover back there

He pulled out his phone and sent Agent Harris’s nu on I don’t have tiht now, but we’ll need them as backup"

Matt looked at the information that had just popped up on his phone’s screen "The FBI?"

"Yeah I’ve been consulting with the for lanced at Sasha "And what about her?"

"I’ll take care of her, don’t worry about it"

Sasha shivered and pressed back against the wall Eli nodded at her and then walked to the front of the house The wind lashed his face, but he couldn’t feel the cold, just the tears it brought to his eyes His focus was on one thing--getting inside the house He couldn’t think about what he ht be injured

The front door was slightly open He pushed it open the rest of the way and it gave a long, extended whine He pulled his Glock as he stepped over the threshold The front hallas empty He crossed to the entry of the kitchen and entered low The floor was covered in glass, the shards glittering on the wood like diamonds A brick lay in the middle of the destruction He took a hesitant step forward, and glass crunched beneath his shoe

"I’ve been waiting for you"

He turned at the sound of the voice, his gun at the ready Thein the doorway to the room wore black from head to toe The hood of his jacket obscured his face

"You atching "

The hood nodded "I’ve been watching you for a long time You’re a hard man to catch up with" He raised a hand and pushed the hood back It fell away and his face came into view