Chapter 16
Things moved relatively smoothly for the team as the year wore on, much to Dirk’s relief. There were small hiccups of course, like the time Maverick and Tripp had a run-in with a dog.
“I swear,” Maverick said when he and Tripp arrived at the apartment. “We checked, double checked and triple checked, as always.”
“We did,” Tripp agreed as he took off his torn jacket. “There was no sign of any pets.”
“So we’ve disabled the phone line, Tripp’s broken a basement window since opening it would have set off the alarms, and he’s about to crawl through when all hell breaks loose.”
“This big f*****g dog…No, not just big. Looked as huge as a horse from where I was kneeling at the window,” Tripp said. “And he’s standing there looking up at me. Before I could react he grabs my sleeve. I
