Maryam sneaks through the maid's stairwell, with Carly at her heel; their footsteps light in the silent den; they are on the east side of the house, and the staircase leads directly to the rooms that Sabrina was occupying during her stay.
When they got to the landing and headed towards the east wing, to enter requires a password or a passkey, Carly stood silently behind Maryam, praying to God that this wouldn't end with her in soup.
Maryam touched the security lock, and it blinked rapidly; she input rapid successions of numbers, and they both waited breathlessly for the doors to whirr open, but access was denied.
Maryam murmured something in Spanish under her throat, but Carly could swear it was a curse.
