BLOOD TIES (Decklan Jennings Thriller Book 1) by Philip Duncan (book recommendations for young adults txt) 📕

silencer, the shots weren’t heard. However, if either one of his victims had fallen forward over the railing and down to the ground below, it could have easily garnered some unwanted attention. For once, something seemed to be going his way, but the night was still young.

They got within fifteen yards of the house, but they found themselves on the wrong side of a fence. This wasn’t the kind of fence that was there to keep a dog from getting out, but more the kind of fence to keep a dog from getting in…or in this case, two armed men.

“Shit! You never said anything about a fence, Teddy!” Decklan said, frustrated.

“I forgot about this damn thing! I didn’t exactly have to climb a fence to get in the first time so I guess it just slipped my mind,” Teddy responded.

You can remember how many rooms there are in the house but not that the whole damn place is enclosed by a security fence?

“What the hell do we do now?” Decklan asked.

“Let me think for a minute.” Teddy replied.

“Teddy, we don’t have a minute. Every second we aren’t in there is a second closer to the bodies being found. If that happens then they will be expecting us.”

“I got it! Open your bag!” Teddy said.

Decklan looked at him, confused, but did it anyway.

“Perfect! I always leave these in here just in case I’m ever in a situation like this,” Teddy said, as he reached into the bag and pulled out something small and silver, resembling a lighter.

“You think a lighter is going to get us through this high-grade steel fence?” Decklan said.

Teddy looked at him. “Just watch.”

He pressed a small button on the side and Decklan watched as a high-power laser shot out. Teddy held it about six inches from the fence and started to cut through it like a hot knife through butter.

“Holy shit!” Decklan said, amazed and shocked. “Where did you get that from?”

Teddy smiled. “Just an old toy from a past life.”

Decklan wasn’t sure what he was referring to, but now was not the time to ask. After a minute, Teddy had a hole in the fence large enough for them both to get through. He let go of the button, stuck the end in the snow to cool it off, and stuck it in his pocket.

“Never know if we are going to need this again,” Teddy said.

They made their way to the giant south-facing wall that Teddy laid out in their plan. They made sure to stay tight to it so they would be hard to spot if anyone was looking outside. Once at the end of the wall, the next move was going up the concrete stairs and into the house. This would be their first move where they would be exposed in the open so they had to be aware and ready to shoot if they had to.

“Got your gun ready?” Teddy asked.

“Ready,” Decklan replied.

“Let’s move, and stay low.”

They turned the corner and quickly moved up the stairs. They could see directly into the house through the double glass doors they would be going through. No one in sight. Teddy grabbed and turned the handle, slowly pushing the door open, and lucky for them, it was unlocked.

Decklan followed directly behind, staying on Teddy like a shadow, just like he had been taught in the military whenever entering an unknown room. The tighter you were to the guy in front of you, the smaller the target for the enemy to shoot. Decklan slowly closed the door behind them, trying his best not to make any noise. They went right, first moving through the dining room. It was empty, so they moved into the kitchen, where they saw one of Vladimir’s guys at the fridge, with his machine gun strapped around his back. He was facing away from them, so they moved in closer in order to get a clean kill.

Teddy pulled out his combat knife, got directly behind the guy and plunged it deep into his neck, catching the bleeding man’s weight and lowering him to the floor. The guy was a goner, and the placement of Teddy’s knife disabled the man from making any noise. They pulled him back behind the counter out of plain view and pushed on.

There were now three dead bodies to be found, but they couldn’t risk trying to move him outside. They needed to keep going. Once through the kitchen, they moved into the next room, which appeared to be a living room. Just like the dining room, this room was empty. Three rooms down and one to go before working their way upstairs. They both stopped moving and looked at each other. They could hear noise, but it didn’t sound like people talking—more like a TV. They moved closer and peeked around the corner before entering. They could see a couple of Vladimir’s guys sitting on the couch watching TV. But there was a problem…there were two girls with them. They both stepped back.

Decklan whispered, “What the hell are we going to do? I told you before, I’m not killing innocent girls.”

Teddy just looked at him, clearly thinking the opposite, but before he could respond they heard the two girls talk…

“Excuse us, boys, but we need to go freshen up.”

Music to my ears, Decklan thought.

They waited until they heard the girls leave the room before moving in. The way the couch was sitting, the two guys were facing forward, meaning Decklan and Teddy would be entering from their left. This would allow them to move in without instantly being seen. Teddy looked at Decklan and nodded, indicating it was time to move. Teddy moved in first, with Decklan on his heels. Teddy fired two quick and silent shots, killing both men instantly. But they still had one problem…the girls would be coming back and would, without a doubt, scream bloody murder when they saw the bodies of the two men they were just with seconds earlier.

“We need to find