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    Enzo and I walked for a while longer after that. The rain only kept getting heavier, making me wish that I had thought to bring some sort of protection against getting soaked, but as the tall pointed roofs of the mansion eventually came into view over the treetops I realized that we might not be out in the elements for much longer... Hopefully.


    We quickly got off the road when we saw the mansione into view, and decided to see if there was another way in this time since there was a possibility that Selena would expect us toe out of the spot we had been in before.Content from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.


    However, as we made our way through the woods and we could eventually see the full view of the mansion, Enzo and I quickly realized that there was no way to get in; even the side entrance that we used before was under heavy guard.


    There were twice as many guards now, and all of them were heavily armed and on high alert. If it weren''t for the rain and the rapidly darkening sky, I was certain that they would have seen US.


    "Shit," Enzo whispered as we crouched behind some bushes and peered through the branches at the dozens of guards patrolling the entire perimeter of the mansion. "There''s no way in."


    I bit my lip as I wondered what we should do. Enzo was right; there was no way in. The security, after ourst mission, was airtight.


    We waited for a long time, watching to see what would happen. Maybe there would be a slight break between the guards'' shifts likest time; even if it was only a few seconds, it would be better than nothing. But, much to my dismay, the guards eventually changed shifts without any gap. The new shift of guards came out before the other guards ever left, leaving us with absolutely no window to run up to the side of the mansion. I was also fairly certain that the inside of the mansion was crawling with guards as well.


    Finally, Enzo turned to look at me with a deep and solemn frown on his face.


    "I don''t see a way that we can get in without being seen," he said, sounding apologetic." Either we''ll have to go home and give them some time to rx their security before wee back, or..."


    "Or we''ll have to surrender," I said, never breaking my gaze from the mansion.


    "We could try that," Enzo replied quietly. "There is a slight chance that they have orders to bring us in, which would at least get us close to Selena. But they''d likely take all of our stuff, and.." His voice faded. He seemed as though he was going to say something, but decided against it. I wasn''t carrying anything of any real value or use, as I knew that conventional weapons would only prove to be useless against Selena. My mind wandered back, then, to whatever it was that Matt secretly stuck in Enzo''s hand before we buried Richard. Was whatever that was somehow rted?


    I opened my mouth to ask, but before I could, Enzo looked back at the mansion and made another point.


    "They could have orders to kill us on sight," he said, pointing at their guns.


    I nodded. Of course, that was the most likely oue. But I knew that they would only shoot Enzo, and not me. Selena would never kill me; not when she was well aware that my death would result in her own.


    For a long time, I sat there in silence and wondered what to do. The mansion was located in the middle of a ratherrge stretch of opennd, meaning that there was no way to get up to the building without being seen. The guards seemed to stretch all the way around the perimeter of the mansion, so we wouldn''t be able to circle around and go in through the back.