Hawthorn walked Kay back to her house, which was just across the street.
Once she arrived, she put in her key, and at the same time, placed her thumb over the hidden scanner above the keyhole. Hawthorn heard a whirl and a click, then Kay pushed the door open.
Without the thumbprint, darts coated with sleeping potion would be shot out instead.
Once inside, the house was more secure than Fort Knox.* That was why Kyle wasn't worried about Kay being alone in the house. Hawthorn made sure Kay had closed the front door and locked it first before he walked back home.
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Xing Han was amazed at the simplicity of Nitocris's room.
Everything was in its place, too. Just like the owner, he supposed. Was Nitocris perhaps OCD?*
Nitocris looked up at the two boys that walked in and he pointed at a towel and a set of pajamas on the bed.
"Bathe and change before lying down on the bed," Nitocris commanded.
