Trick closed the bedroom door as quietly as he could. At the click of the latch bolt holding the door in place, he flinched and then released the breath he had been holding when no sound came from inside the room to suggest Nadiya had woken up.
It was almost midnight, and the house was eerily quiet. He carefully turned away from the door, but there was no need. His feet were bare, so he made no sound even as he walked down the stairs and headed straight for the dining room where his computer sat on the table waiting for him.
The option of remaining in bed with Nadiya, although very tempting, was simply something he couldn’t do. Not with Riona out there depending on them to save her and bring her home safe and sound as soon as possible. The few hours of sleep he caught after the shower w
