Chapter 9
Nine times out of ten, it was a clumsy member of the Adelaide Brigade that tripped a silent alarm on one of eight visible exits from the property. There were sixteen in total, but the other half relied on heavy-duty locks and camouflage to keep people out.
But while some of the inhabitants might simply roll over, turn off the buzzers under their pillows, and find a way to block out the flashing red lights, a select group had to get up for each one. And of course, their in-house assassin was on that list. So, Dakota begrudgingly got out of bed and grabbed his.22. He put on a black shirt—inside out—and a pair of gray sweatpants, which belonged to Gage. As an afterthought, he slicked back his hair with a neglected bottle of water.
He heard Gage let out a grunt. “Want me to go wit
