Chapter 64

• “The renovations have just been completed. It has nine rooms and a pool.” She shook with excitement as she showed us the house. From my reaction, she could tell I was impressed and we were very likely going to take it. It was everything we asked for.
• The first house we saw was nice but it just wasn’t big enough for what I wanted. It was in a gated community with similar-looking houses. I frowned the minute we drove past the gates. Everything went to shit when Valens found an unassuming spot. He poked at it a bit and uncovered rotten wood. The caretaker looked stunned, ashamed and terrified all at once when we left.
• “The renovators added a nice movie theatre, a recreation room and even an indoor jacuzzi. It’s brilliant, I tell you.” The agent showing us the place couldn’t stop gushing.