Gwen wanted to scream. Between Gaudi going from obsessively cinching his long coat to twisting his brown beard into ruffles to the incessant pounding on the door, she was freaking out.
While Alex did nothing.
What was up with him? He usually had a plan and executed it with military precision. Now he was in knee jerk mode with no strategy.
“Alex, I don’t like this,” she whispered.
Alex shrugged and jerked his head at Gaudi who remained frozen to the spot. This dude was sure to sacrifice them to the Swineys if given the opportunity. Probably thought he could save his own yellow rear in the process.
“If they get in…”
Alex surveyed the entry and then pointed at the melty staircase behind them. Gwen nodded. Keeping one eye on the door, she slowly started to back up.
“No!” Gaudi rasped wh
