Chapter 19 An Abrupt Stop

“Detective Anderson, mansion level 2 requesting backup.” Iris breathed deeply. She recognized the man and she knows that he was a Nightcrawler. All the time she was sitting there outside, she almost could not believe that she was not seeing anyone from their gang—because all the while they were actually inside, probably waiting for the Dales to come. She clenched her jaw as she slammed her back against the wall, hiding herself. “I said mansion level 2, backup now!”

And now she can’t even understand why Max was there all alone when there was no undercover agent left at the party. All that she received from the earpiece were static noises as if someone’s blocking their communication. Her eyes roamed around the darkness, finding something that she could use.

“Move, now!”

“Shit,” she hissed when she heard the man yelled as Max continued to s