Thoren
By the time darkness settled over the property, every person on the strike team knew exactly where they were supposed to be.
For once, the strange gift Shelly had restored gave us something more useful than surprising people in hallways. It gave us silence. No radios crackling between teams, no whispered commands carrying through an open window, and no chance Sabrina could intercept the way we coordinated once we moved.
Kael crouched beside me behind the tree line while Salas positioned the second team near the rear of the house. Four guards moved with us, all trained in the new mind-link. We had tested the connection repeatedly around the property. We still did not know its maximum range, but it worked everywhere we needed it tonight.
Evelyn was not here. A separate team waited
