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Chapter 57

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EXT. - SONNICKER HOUSE - NIGHT

Footsteps echoed softly on the asphalt, muffled as they crossed over on the dew-wet grass. The neighborhood stood quiet, sleepy in the middle of the night. Someone's cat squealed its protest, skirting the edge of the house with a hiss, but the footsteps didn't pause or slow.

A soft breeze ruffled the giant maple in the front yard, shivering its leaves toward the peaked roof of the two-story. They waved as though in greeting to the black clad visitor who kept to the shadows, circling the thick, manicured shrubs to the backyard.