Love of Tomorrow (Vania Greyson) novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Tricked

After hesitating for a moment, Henry stopped knocking on the door. He said to Vania, “Boss, it seems like there’s nobody in the house. The village’s terrain is too complex, and we’re short of manpower. It’s getting late now, so how about we spend the night in the car and make plans tomorrow morning?”

Leo had a bad feeling as well. He chimed in, “Henry is right. If anything wrong happens, things might get pretty tricky. It’s important to save Little Master, but if we’re all ambushed and trapped here, we’ll lose more than we gain. And besides, I don’t think anything will happen to Little Master tonight.”

Vania furrowed her brow. How could she not understand what Henry and Leo meant? She had been waiting for such a long time; why would she mind waiting a night longer? At this very moment, however, she had a sense that her child was no longer here. This wasn’t the first time such a thing had happened, so she was already able to accept it with equanimity. Still, unwilling to resign herself to the outcome, she said, “Let’s open the door and take a look. Don’t go in, though. Be careful.”

Henry nodded. “Got it,” he said while placing his hand on his waist and curling his fingers around the weapon he had brought with him. Then, he kicked the door open effortlessly with a thud. The door wasn’t locked.

The house was so small that one could see the inside of it at a glance. It was dilapidated and empty, with no sign of a human.