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“Leave the anywhere,” Matt said “We’ll deal with them later Make sure they’re secured”

“What if they freeze to death?” Harry said

“Anybody care, speak now,” Matt said over the headsets

There was silence

Lake made it to the front door It was ajar He pushed it open with the barrel of his gun and listened Nothing Not so round floor But noise reverberated through the building It came from the tower bedroom

Lake kept his back to the wall as he headed up the stairs, gun pointed in front of him

“Need backup,” Callum said in Lake’s ear

Lake changed direction and headed for the back of the house Quickly, but silently, hethe hallway to the kitchen There was the sound of s Lake raced towards it all He ran through the kitchen, grateful he was familiar with the layout of the house As he came to the broken back door, he spotted Callum and Matt They were hunkered behind the suys in white snowsuits, armed with semi-automatic rifles

Grunt appeared at Lake’s side They didn’t speak to each other With one hand o and thesilently into the shadows

Lake stepped out into the back patio and took aiuys who had Callu him jerk backwards He’d been hit He spun in place and spotted threeLake crouched behind the only cover available, abeyond the corner of the building

“Five down,” Grunt muttered as he came up behind Lake They crouched, back to back

“Stop theh-pitched scream came from above them

Lake fired off three shots at the corner of the building, pushing the reht, he looked up The wo out of the s

“They’ve got Megan,” Jena yelled, her ar

Lake’s head snapped in the direction she pointed TwoLake and Grunt flatten to the icy ground