Chapter 157: Kioko - On Equal Terms, Part 5
Kioko straightened in the seat, tugging at her coat, as if physically organizing herself could do the same for the thoughts in her head.
Ark glanced to her, then pointed to a house in the distance, ringed in trees. A long driveway connected it to the road. "I think that's it."
Kioko checked the tablet. Sure enough, they were almost on top of the blinking dot.
They parked at the mouth of the driveway and Ark signaled her to climb out quietly. She reached into the backseat to grab a couple of the canisters and the bottle of PREP. Ark frowned at the pills, but when she offered them to him, he snapped the top and popped one in his mouth. She did the same, holding it on her tongue. It fizzed as it dissolved, burning, like tiny sparks.
As the sensation faded, a bang came from the front of the house; the sound of a door slamming.
"He knows we're here." Ark pulled his coat straight and squared his shoulders. "Come."