Chapter 81

"Okay, we should go to the organization's headquarters and get to the bottom of this," I said.

We all nodded in agreement and quickly made our way towards the location of the organization. As we approached, we noticed that there were armed guards stationed all around the perimeter.

"This is going to be tricky," Wendy said, eyeing the guards warily.

"I have an idea," Tabitha said, her eyes glinting with determination. "We'll split up into two teams. One team will cause a distraction to draw the guards away, while the other team will sneak in and try to gather information."

"I'll be on the distraction team," I volunteered.

"I'll come with you," Wendy said.

"Okay, then Tabitha and I will be on the information-gathering team," Augustus said.

We split up into our teams and went our separate ways. Wendy and I made our way to the front gate, where the guards were stationed.

"Excuse me," Wendy said, batting her eyelashes at the guard. "We're lost. Can you help us?"

The guard's eyes softened a