Page 71 of Into The Rabbit Hole

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Wade lookedto Zeek who straightened up on the balcony, looking allsmug.

If Wade could get his hands on him he’d snap his neck in half. Murder was something Wade never thought he was capable of until he found out Zeek killed Merissa. Today sealed the deal. These crazy bastards had Chloe and Taylor. They’d fixed everything so that his mother and Brian were here, too. And hisfather?

Where was he? Wade didn’t know what hadhappened.

“So tell me, idiot, what do I do?” Wadecried.

“Calm the hell down, Wade,” Wes hissed from the small, undetectable microphone in Wade’sear.

Aaron may have talked Zeek up to be his eyes and ears and tech, but Wade had his own eyes and ears andtech.

He and Wes had detoured to Wes’ house, which to Wade looked like something from a Marvel comic book. Like Iron Man’s house. Wade figured that was the look he was going for. They’d stopped to getsupplies, Wes calledit.

What he came out with was some surveillance equipment that allowed him to stay outside and keep in touch with Wade and see all that was happening inside. Wade didn’t know how Wes did these things, but it was amazing how his brainworked.

They’d called Detective Fray, too, who of course told them to stay and let the police deal with things, but there was no way that was going tohappen.

“Come and find me, once we do the transfer you can have the girls and figure out how to get the bombs offthem.”

“Son of bitch, you’ll take those bombs off themnow!”

“Take the door to your right, Wade. I hope you enjoy the games ahead.” Zeeklaughed.

Wade watched, seething as he and Aaron took a grand bow and walked through opposite doors. Wade then looked across at his mother and Brian. “What are you guys doing here?” he askedthem.

“We got a call from Aaron saying your father wastaken.”

And they came? Both ofthem?

“I’m going. I don’t want to prolong thisnightmare.”

“Mom, this is a trap. You guys go back outside and let me deal withthis.”

“Son, I’m sorry, but I’m not going anywhere,” Brianinterrupted.

“And I’m not leaving you. Everagain.”

Wade looked at his mother as she spoke. She was looking at Brian with sadeyes.

“Okay, guys. Let’s do this and be careful. We meet back on theoutside.”

His mother nodded. “Be careful,Wade.”

Wade sighed and walked through the door to his right. He’d come here as a kid on a school trip. He’d never come up as far as here, though. The idea of going into a mountain was cool when he was younger. Him with that element of danger and love of adventure. Now that he was older, he knew the real danger that existed in venturing off into a mountain like this with caves that went on and on. The old mining ones were the worst. The mostdangerous.

“Wade, stop,” Wessaid.

“What’sup?”

“I’ve just hacked into the surveillance of the place so I can see where you are. Zeek’s rigged the whole passage with all sorts of traps. You’re going to have to seriously trustme.”

Wade chuckled to himself, maybe he was going mad and had lost his mind from all that had happened. “I trustyou.”

He did trust Wes. He never thought he’d live to see this day, but he trusted theguy.

“You’d better, because you seriously needto.”