TWENTY-FOUR
THANKFULLY, they were given a bedroom on the mezzanine that overlooked the foyer. If they’d been taken any deeper into the house, chances were she’d be lost forever.
Folding her things into her carpet bag, she was ready for bed, ready for sleep, it had been a long day.
“You’re quiet.”
Daire’s words drew her from her daze. He stood in front of the closed bedroom door on the opposite side of the room.
“And you’re playing soldier,” she said, smiling at him. “I don’t think you have to worry about standing alert here. Doesn’t seem to be the easiest building to penetrate.”
“It’s not impossible,” he said. “The getaway is the real test.”
“Said the voice of experience.”
“We ran some drills here. Just for fun.”
“Of course you did,” she said and sighed as she dropped into one of
