The curtain of the master bedroom is partially open. I check inside the dark room and see no movement. I take out my phone and pull up the app to blow the barn. With the phone in one hand and my finger hoovering over the control, I lift the gun. My finger presses down and I swing the butt of the gun against the glass as the explosion rocks the balcony. I'm in the house before flying debris settles.
I'm about to enter the hallway when a voice yells up the stairs and running feet move closer. "Lock her in the damn room and get your ass back here."
I move behind the door and watch one of the guards run past. I don't move as he locks the door to the room where they're keeping Beth. I wait for him to charge back down the stairs before I run to the door he just secured. I remove a metal wedge
