Promise Me

That night, Thorn found Giles with laughable ease. 

The moment they perched themselves atop a nearby rooftop, staring down at the inner-city house devoid of guards, they knew something was wrong.

Thorn exhaled, rubbing his chin. "Well, this is interesting."

Ren crossed his arms, his eyes scanning every inch of the building. "No guards, no layers of security, no barriers. Either Giles has decided to embrace death early, or—"

"—this is the most obvious trap we've ever walked into?" Thorn finished. "Yeah, I was thinking the same thing."

Ren narrowed his eyes at the house, watching as a single candle flickered in one of the rooms. 

No movement, no sounds beyond the regular murmur of the night. It was too quiet. Too intentional.

"Even an idiot would be able to pick up on the fact that our target is in the only room in the house with light coming from the windows." Thorn said.