Page 68 of Assassin

Well, there was no shock there.

“Follow me,” MATE said, and they did.

As they walked up some stairs to what was a second level, they didn’t have to access anything.

The vests seemed to be the key.

Or MATE was.

The door unlocked, and it was one hell of a door too. It was steel, and no one was blowing through that.

NO.

ONE.

It was crystal clear that Elizabeth got sick of them destroying locations. The only one standing was Chartres, and the bunker in the swamp.

Not coincidentally, that too, was concrete. There seemed to be a theme in their world.

As they walked in, Merry whistled.

“Oh, holy holiday season for me,” she said, as she saw not only computers, but also a lab area where she could work.

It was huge.

“Now, this is what I call a hideout. Area Fifty-Two, you rock,” she said.

There were beeps from the system.

Standing not far away, observing as usual, Boone just shook his head. His wife was going to want to spend lots of time here.

No.

Doubt.

It was clear that Elizabeth knew the way to their hearts. This place was safe, had weapons, and now tech. Some of the team would never want to leave this place.

That was for damn sure.

Merry walked up to the computer, and before she reached it, it beeped.

Then, MATE appeared in front of her from where she’d been. Now, she was wearing a pretty dress, and smiling at them.

Someone did a clothing change. It was something Merry would wear.

MATE was mimicking them.

“Welcome to my home. I can’t wait to share it with you. We are roomies.”

At those words, Zayn looked incredibly creeped out as he looked around.

Then again, it didn’t take much.

Really.

“Uh, we have that really nice house in The French Quarter, and Chartres. Do we really need another…?” he began, but Merry pointed at him.

“WE NEED THIS PLACE!”

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