Nathan and Nael both breathed a sigh of relief. They looked at each other, seemingly agreeing that the Perlich family was indeed strange. And scary.
Nael looked at him as if to say, are you sure about this?
Nathan just shrugged. He wasn't sure himself. But this was his attempt to get Alexander to listen to him.
The black car screeched to a halt in front of a sprawling, one-story ranch house. Nathan peered out the window, his heart still racing from the escape. But he was intrigued by the situation around him at the moment.
So was Nael.
They had expected the Perlich residence to be a fortress, black steel, armed guards with rifles, and maybe a few snarling Dobermans.
Instead, they saw a farmhouse.
The land around it was vast. Gabriel explained that in the spring, the place was usually lush with vegetable patches, blooming lavender, and tomatoes.
