Page 110 of Haunted Prey

Micheal shook his head. “It doesn’t have to be like that. And I told you we need to wait for the right time.”

“The right time for you is what you mean.” She rose from his seat. “Micheal the great saint over here. But you're not.” She jabbed a finger in his direction. “None of us are. And we need to let our demons out if we want to kill those fuckers who hurt us. Who are hurting those women right now.”

Micheal didn’t say a word and Cassidy came around to him. “We talked about it, Micheal, you know what I think—”

“No.” He glared at her. “I told you no.”

Her face twisted. “You coward.”

“I’m doing it for all of you. Emery isn’t fully healed. If we go blasting our way in, we could get ourselves killed.”

“We know,” answered Cassidy. “That’s the risk we are taking. How many times do I have to tell you?”

I tensed beside Emery. “No,” I blurted. When Cassidy glared at me, I refused to balk.

“What? You answer for him? Sorry to break it to you, sweetie, but if he goes in with the rest of us, that’s how it’s going to be.” Her eyes turned to Emery. “You want revenge? You want to finally end those who took our lives from us? Who are still taking lives? Or are you going to bed down next to your girl with your tail between your legs?”

Emery gave her an icy glare back, then gritted, “I want revenge.”

“Emery—” I started.

He took my hand. “But I’m not leaving Eve alone on this earth.”

Cassidy snorted. “You honestly think you’ll just make it out alive then?”

“Yeah. If we do this right.”

“And this is it? Playing dress up as if those at Severfalls won’t be stupid enough not to notice. And this is even assuming we get everything we need without any eyes on us, without having to kill anyone or tie them up, and hope no one notices them missing.”

“A few of the staff live in the same complex,” Micheal countered. “We could get it done in a night before anyone is suspicious and Dom can make sure no one is watching, then we prepare to make our way into Severfalls. We go armed through the back and side entrance and make our way through. We get the victims out then we destroy the medical labs and their records.”

Cassidy threw her hands up. “It won’t go like you think. There are going to be deaths, not just Kennedy’s.”

“If he’s even there,” Lez pointed out. “We go in at late hours and it’s unlikely he will be. So, we are forced to chase after him and hope he doesn’t go into hiding then start all over again years later.”

“There, you see?” Cassidy said, starting to pace between us. “Oh, but I get it now. It’s not about him anymore, is it?”

“It is,” Micheal said. “This is about taking down Severfalls and ending the experiments for good. We could have Dom let us know if he shows.”

“The longer we wait, the more we risk being exposed. Once we get the keys, we need to make our move as soon as possible,” Lez said.

“I want Kennedy,” Cassidy said firmly. “Him and those doctors. You know what we have to do.”

Micheal shook his head. “No, Cassidy.” When she scowled and turned away, he said, “Dom and I have scouted some of the staff. One of the nurses is going on a short leave. We can go on a run tomorrow night, get the keycard to start the process. We may only need one if we plan things out right.”

She didn’t look satisfied at all. “You’re just prolonging the inevitable.”

“Everyone would agree it would make more sense tonotjust walk up there and start killing aimlessly with guards everywhere.”

“If we are armed, it shouldn’t matter,” Cassidy argued.

“They will be too.”

“Not everyone agrees with you, Micheal,” Cassidy snapped. “Better to just get in and get it done. I say we gear up, have Dom give the signal when Kennedy is there, and we go in and get it done now. Who wants to take their revenge and make sure those there pay?” She raised her hand.

Lez raised his. “I like where her head’s at. Fuck this secret agent bullshit. We go in like wolves and cut the bastards down.”

They waited for the others to raise their hands. No one did.

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