with every creak o

ne. Mark

hovering over 911, even thoug

d be blami

in, almost making

er? The Sheriff's Deputy. He lives just a few blocks from you. He's

times. Rugged, capable, fi

lief, quickly oversh

, Chloe. This isn't jus

He knows it

the hallway, but a thought, seeping

ly. If I scare her too much, the skin

inst my ribs. He was

enly seemed pathet

stumbling over

alm, methodical. It

n door buzzer shrie

zzed

le, I saw David' s

Chloe's brother. Open up.

was calm,

wouldn't see him from the front

rough the door, my voice hoarse.

His voice was fainter now, moving aw

le

ffled thud

Davi