CHAPTER NINETEEN
Ilse heard Sawyer curse and watched as the agent gave chase, sprinting across the yard and rounding the garden in the direction Emily had gone. The young woman was now out of sight, having slipped behind the house again. Ilse frowned, staring in the direction Emily had disappeared, considering her options. Slowly, her hand moved to her belt buckle, she clicked it and began to push open the door.
“Stay in the car!” Sawyer shouted over his shoulder as he hotfooted around the house as well.
But a second later, Ilse watched as a head dipped back over the roof of the house. Suggesting Emily had clambered back onto the garage and waited for the agent to sprint past.
Now, Emily began racing towards the street, in the opposite direction of Sawyer.
“Tom!” Ilse yelled.
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