Chapter 71

Luca POV

“I can't believe we missed them! And by a couple of fucking hours!” I raged, kicking the door to the large shed shut angrily.

Nico leaned back against the large rear wheel of the broken down tractor which had been abandoned next to the shed. We were in the middle of bloody nowhere, an hour from the closest sign of civilization - if you can call a farm stall selling berries civilization. I had never been so far into the Welsh countryside, and I didn't think I wanted to do so again. Just asking for directions in this place was a mission on its own. The council had better fucking appreciate what they had put Nico and myself through - although that was unlikely.

“It won't help us if we rush in and overlook everything they have left behind. Just because they have gone, doesn't mean they left us nothing to find. Whoever they are, they packed up and vacated the premises quickly, so they're bound to have made a mistake. Let's be rational here, Alpha,” Nico tried to placate me. “Le