On the third day after they returned to the small island, the patrol team appeared on the road outside once again.
They dispatched more people this time. The search and rescue dogs barked frantically on the road, scaring the small birds in the woods into a panicked flight.
Evelyn Ford had already instructed everyone to cover the windows. That way, even if they turned on the lights, no light would leak out, and no one would discover that people were living here.
They had sprinkled a special powder around the small island. Its scent masked the human presence, preventing the search dogs from finding them.
"They're faster than I expected. I thought it would take a week before the patrol team expanded their search area this far out."
