CHAPTER 7
THIS SAFE HOUSE might have been bigger and better furnished than the last, but I still felt far from comfortable. After the second attack, I wasn’t sure I’d ever sleep properly again, no matter how soft the mattress was. I spent the nights tossing and turning, the image of two dead cops haunting my dreams as well as my waking thoughts.
All the guards were inside the house here. The Prince of Darkness had explained the security measures soon after I arrived. As well as the whole community being private and secluded, there was electronic wizardry all over the property, including cameras everywhere. The windows were bulletproof, the doors were reinforced, and there was a sprinkler system in case of fire. An eight-foot wall topped with broken glass surrounded the perimeter. He assu
