Gadriel and Riaz waited, holding their breath as their ears strained for motion or mayhem throughout the constructing. Every crouched defensively, their muscle mass coiled in anticipation and primed to race towards the constructing in backup if want be. Seconds turned to minutes, and Riaz’s wolf turned stressed.

A shiver of air caressed them from behind, elevating his heckles. It was the one warning earlier than Remmus mentioned, “Nada, boys.”

Leaping to his toes with a snarl, Riaz whispered, “What the hell, Raeth!”

“Nobody’s there.” Giving him an off-the-cuff shrug, Remmus put his fingers in his pockets. “Emptied out. Stomach up. Closed for enterprise.”

Gadriel shook his head, confused. “Nothing’s there?”

Remmus’ lips curved right into a sarcastic line earlier than he glanced at Riaz. “Ought to I give him a cookie?”

Riaz despatched him a mirthless smile, then refocused on the deserted constructing earlier than them. He ought to’ve recognized this could be the case after he and Cortana had gotten caught a number of days in the past.

“No guards?”

“Not a soul, my pal.” The humor vanished. “And all know-how has been eliminated or deactivated.”

It was abandoned. Once they made it inside, Riaz confirmed the Raeth’s feedback: nothing was left. The furnace management board had been fully eliminated. All of the equipment had been uprooted. Even the merchandising machines they’d noticed on their first recon mission had vanished.

It was fully and completely empty.

“Dammit.” Wolf roaring to the floor, Riaz glanced at Gadriel. “They’ve been tipped off. We have to inform Aidan and Drake of the developments.”

“Simply did, wolf.”

Blinking, Riaz frowned on the Raeth. “What?”

“I’m a technopath. I despatched them texts.”

“Out of your thoughts?” Gadriel gapped.

“Yep. Comfortable to be of service.” Remmus’ chipper response was clipped quick by the hasty teleport that landed all of them again within the den armory. “Dwelling candy residence.”

Dizzy, Riaz shook his head to clear it. “Just a little warning, Raeth.”

“Just a little gratitude, wolf.”

The taunting smile on Remmus’ face solely added gasoline to Riaz’s mood. Equal elements amusement and aggravation dueled inside him, however in the long run, he waved a dismissive hand.

“We have to determine the place they’ve taken it.”

“Not one of the tech was left.” Remmus mused, manifesting an apple in his hand and taking an enormous chunk. Between mouthfuls, he flippantly added, “Anyone we will torture for the data?”

Riaz raised one ebony eyebrow. “I’m gonna exit on a limb right here and say you wouldn’t be opposed?”

“Meh, what’s somewhat torture and lightweight maiming?”

The response was so laissez-faire Riaz couldn’t image the Raeth auditing the practices in query, not to mention dishing them out. He coughed fun. “Happily, I’ve an thought.”

“Harmful,” Gadriel quipped.

“We actually ran right into a guard the opposite evening—I do know the place he lives.” He turned to pin Remmus with a tough stare. “In case you’re as tech savvy as you say, we will strip particulars from his mobile phone.”

“Who mentioned something about being tech savvy?” Remmus taunted. “I’m a tech god.”

***

Crystalline rays of daylight peeked over the mountain ridges by the point they’d arrived on the nightwatchman’s residence. Clearly nonetheless on third-shift schedule, there was no motion in his residence and his automotive was nonetheless parked within the cracked driveway.

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