Anxiety prickles at my skin as I turn to Polly. “This is the plan: we poke around, try to figure out where they’re keeping Lev. Once we’ve found him, we try to get him out as fast as possible. If anyone comes at you, shoot. Until then, stay behind me.”
“I’m the one who knows how to shoot. Shouldn’t you be behind me?”
I narrow my eyes at her. “There’s no negotiation on this one. I’m the adult here and you’re gonna listen to me.”
Polly sighs. “Fine. I’ll cover you.”
“Come on. There’s no one on this side of the house. We can sneak up to the windows and try to see if we can see inside.”
So far, I haven’t seen a single person on the property. I’m hoping that Lev’s abductors are so confident in their anonymity that they’re taking it easy. If we can take them by surprise, we might have a cha
