Chapter 7

“Time to find out,” he murmured as he left his perch on the roof. When he was on the street, he crossedand entered the apartment building. He took the elevator up to the floor he needed. The image of Caitlin’s stepfather, from the photo she’d shown him, was firmly imprinted in his mind. It wouldn’t do to deal with a man who wasn’t him.

What he heard, as he eavesdropped on the couple from the hallway, told him he had chosen correctly when he’d decided to try Ms. Gatschet’s place first. Sometimes, well usually, my instincts are correct.

The woman was saying, “How do you know we’ll be safe there?”

After a pause, the man replied, “I can’t guarantee it, but can you think of anywhere else? Either way,we need to get out of here, and out of town, now!”

“Why are you in such a hurry?” Niko asked as he entered the room. “It’s a lovely city. This however…” He swept his arm around and sneered. “I’ve seen better apartments in tenements, but that’s only my opinion.”