Chapter 169

Rain pelted the black waters of Pine Lake as Gideon and Dante crouched in the underbrush. The angry sky rumbled above them, lightning flashing in the distance. Through night-vision goggles, Gideon scanned the cabin that held Beatrix.

What had once been a rustic family retreat now resembled a fortress. Motion sensors dotted the tree line. Cameras swept the property in careful arcs. Two