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Chapter 31 - Harry | Hunting lodge

Arriving back at our starting point, I simply drove through the barrier. The other warning signs didn't interest me at all and I drove on along the route we were going to take in the first place.

After a few minutes our surroundings changed to a forest landscape and the road was just a path of stones.
I had only been to this cabin once. At the time I must have been about 16 years old and I was only there to bring a girl who did not want to have sex at home. It was weird, maybe that's why I never went back.
Besides, hunting has never interested me. At least not the one after wild animals...

The old hunting lodge was on stilts in the middle of a clearing, surrounded by nothing but trees. Actually really nice, if you are into that kind of shit. When we got close to the clearing I slowed down a bit. I just parked the car in the middle of the path near the cabin, it finally comes no one it would disturb.

"Okay, I'll go in and get the flash drives while you guys secure and surround the area. Got it?" I instructed the guys and they nodded. At the same time, we open the car doors and get out. There was a dead silence in the forest, only the rustling trees could be heard.

"I hate nature." Niall grumbled as he looked around.
"Well, we can leave you here to get used to it, mate." chuckled Liam, nudging Louis who started grinning devilishly.
"Don't you dare!" threatened Niall with a raised index finger, pointing at the two.
"Oh, we'll be back to pick you up in a day or two," Louis teased. Zayn rolled his eyes and stepped next to me to separate himself from the others.
"You'll call if you need help, right?" he then asked quietly. His face was monotone, but I saw sympathy in his eyes. That's Zayn's way of saying he's there for me.

I know Zayn is always there for us.

"I will," I assured him with a slap on the back. "Now go watch out for those three idiots," I added with a smirk. Zayn nodded, gave me a grin and turned around to the other three. He clapped his hands and assigned them tasks, which I didn't even hear anymore, because I was already on my way to the stairs.

I went up the old wooden stairs of the cabin and opened the door, which was sighted with a password. What was the password again?
My birthday certainly not.

I typed in my parents' wedding anniversary, but the light glowed red.
*bzz*
Crap. I only have three tries, because then an alarm goes off and the whole shack locks down for 24 hours. The police and my parents are then also automatically called.

Maybe it's the date my father started the company? Fuck, I can never remember such dates. Wait, yes I can. With my fingertips I typed in a password for the second time now.
Red lamp. *bzz*

Fuck.
Last try.

If it's not my birthday, nor their wedding anniversary, nor the founding of the company, then what is it?

Beckham. My little brother.

His birthday maybe? 1508...green light. Bingo.
A sad smile made the corners of my mouth pull up. He was always the favorite, so why didn't I think of that in the first place?
Anger now spread through me instead of sadness and I opened the door with a jerk. The hunting lodge was so big that it was made of two floors.

I just want to go again, so I have to be quick.

My father never has his safe on the bottom floor, so I guess I have to go upstairs. But before I could even set a foot in the hunting lodge, I remembered the security system, which is not turned off when you come in.

"Fuck." I hissed to myself. Suddenly I heard several shots from outside.
I pressed the familiar button on my ear and immediately Zayn spoke up. "Yeah?"
"What the hell was that?" I hissed impatiently.
"Oh that was just Niall. He can't help it again and has to show everyone his shooting skills. He shoots pinecones out of the treetops," Zayn reported.