“No lights on,” Maverick pointed out quietly.
“At least not that we can see from the front.”
“True.” Maverick eased away from the tree trunk. They’d been using it to cover their presence from anyone at the house who might look out one of the many windows. “Let’s check.”
They moved swiftly to the street behind the house, putting trees between them and the fence so no one would know they were there. The fence was easily scaled and they landed silently on the grass between it and a row of bushes.
Dirk pointed to the left. Maverick nodded, and they made their way through bushes and trees until they were a few yards from the patio.
“No lights on,” Maverick whispered close to Dirk’s ear. “But then at this hour…”
Since it was two in the morning, it was not terribly surprising. They inched c
