“Croaker, I swear, if we don't f*****g find those two, we'll be headed the same way.” There was no reply from what Taulass guessed was the third member of the team. It was apparent that the weakest link had been disposed of. Sucking in his lips and biting at them to prevent a much-needed gasp of pain, he heard the voice say, “They can't have gone far. We'll take the car and do a street-by-street search. If we have no luck, we might need to call the other team. Once they've secured the Becker girl, they can help.” Heavy feet tramped across the old timber floorboards on the ground floor, and even from his hiding place he could hear the aged wood creaking in protest. The two intruders reached the front door and departed, slamming it shut with such force that Taulass suspected the whole buildi
