SEVEN
The stairs up to the stilted house were at the back of the structure. Shea only found that out after walking almost all the way around it. For some reason, she was nervous to even think about walking beneath it.
Climbing the stairs, she paused on the mid-landing and took a breath before telling herself this was a professional duty and there was no need to be anxious or aggravated. The only reason Shea had to do it at all was because the i***t Diego had bailed and left it to her. Smiling at her own petulance, she carried on up to the top. This responsibility gave her an opportunity and she was going to take advantage of it.
Diego had provided the code she needed to use to get in. Shea prayed that the digits were right. The last thing that she wanted to do was set off some kind of c
