“Okay, I’m ready,” Kinza said with a thumbs up.
This was going to go terribly.
Zaid took a steadying breath and picked her up. After one glance, they were moving fast. She didn’t even know how he managed to climb a nearby tree while holding her, jumping into the small yard, and then climbing up the woodwork along the side of the balcony. The whole thing was less than four seconds, but Kinza was the one breathing hard out of fear.
Zaid put her on her feet, looking around as if waiting for the alarms to go off. Kinza looked over the edge of the terrace, but none of the security flood lights had come on. She let out a long breath, resting her hands on her knees. “That could’ve been bad,” she said and then patted Zaid on the arm. “Good job, Spidey. Now the hard part.”
“Stop messing around;
