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He dis Bree If she was in the clutches of her stalker, the situation was volatile He didn’t want to risk startling or antagonizing a dangerous man who had repeatedly threatened to harm her

“Is there another way in?” Trey asked

“I don’t know But I kno to find out,” Rylan said “I have a plan of the building on my laptop You stay here while I check it out”

“Okay” Trey’s face was gri for backup, and if I hear a sound that leads er, that door is firewood”

“Goes without saying”

Rylan sprinted through to the prolass facade, he could see the school kids getting onto their bus Evacuating the building was probably a good idea

He leaned across the reception desk “Get everyone out of here Tell them it’s for unscheduled maintenance”

The receptionist blinked but responded to his air of authority with a nod As he opened his laptop, he could hear the front desk staff following his instructions Once he had the plan of the gallery on the screen, he enlarged the base, at street level, there hat appeared to be a set of double trapdoors There was a note alongside it that read Original delivery chute Preserved but no longer in use

Hisseveral steps ahead as he left the office and called Trey, relaying what he’d discovered

“If the chute is not in use, it will have been secured to prevent unlawful entry,” Trey said

“Don’t worry about that” Rylan was already on his way out to the parking lot to get his bolt cutters It was probably better for the sheriff’s peace of mind if he didn’t know about the various pieces of equipment that Rylan kept in the trunk of his car