665 Darkness During The Day

He entered the room that was now before him, which resembled a large lounge, or living room with a bar at the far end. The furniture all looked high end, and expensive, as did the massive aquarium, which looked to be at least 300 gallons.

Inside it were fish of vibrant colours, swimming peacefully.

Alex looked around the room, walking slowly, waiting for the thugs to come at him. But Katherine warned him to stop.

"Stop! One step in front of you, trip-wire. It's tied to grenades on both sides. Then behind the sofa, there is a hastily made nail bomb. It seems remote detonated, so they are just waiting for you to pass near it."

Alex looked at his feet, and he indeed saw the semi-transparent fish wire stretched out four inches above the ground.