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Nathan’s eyes were adjustedyellowed street light glow around them He felt for a pocket on thehad been bound with earlier He used one to get Hendricks’s ankles together

Erica suddenly careened out of the foyer just as there was a sharp yelp fro a wrist and striking out at her

Nathan dropped Hendricks’s legs and dove at hi him down

The dog was behind them both Morris went down, Nathan on top of him

He banged his head on the floor, or Morris’s skull Ti Morris doay fro was at Morris’s ankle, biting

The light within the space changed to brightness as a car had parked in the yard, the bea blue and red

Suddenly, the dog was pulled off by strong hands and a sharp voice penetrated the space “Get your hands where I can see the and deep

The dog continued to growl, but it was tugged away “Nathan!” It was Kota’s voice “Get off of him”

“Get on the ground, kid,” the other man’s voice said

Nathan rolled off of Morris, out of the way, and he flattened hi, syste

A tall un at Morris Kota struggled with Max, pulling hiainst the wall and re there

Morris groaned and put his face to the floor Not speaking Not

Nathan waited as he should Hendricks continued to struggle as thehis arms around to the front

Hendricks shouted angrily at his face as his wrists were bound “You’ve no idea who you’re dealing with,” he said

“I’ve got an idea,” theback at Nathan and then at the cop “About tiot here, David”

“You told me you needed backup,” the cop said “You didn’t say that I needed backup”

Nathan blinked at the guy standing over Hendricks, recognizing Mr Ra here? The cop he didn’t know, but didn’t they tell him they didn’t want police involved?

However, he wouldn’t co they needed

Ra hiht “Stay there”

Hendricks glared at him “I want my lawyer”

“You’ll get one,” Ra a hand on his ar to behave now?”

“Get hiun on Morris while Ra to have to anyhen I take them out of here” He looked over his shoulder at Kota “Anyone else here?”

“My sister,” he said “She’s probably in her room”

“Once he’s bound, come with me to find her” He nodded to Nathan and then Erica “I need both of you outside Stand in the light where I can see you”

Nathan rose slowly, keeping his hands visible but did as he was told It was odd the cop was alone But if Raht like this when they arrived

As soon as Nathan could, he joined Erica, throwing an arm around her shoulders, and walked out with her

Erica was breathless, shaking “Thank god,” she said “Thank god you were here”

“I’m sorry,” Nathan said “I didn’t know they’d come here I didn’t think they’d ever dare”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Long story,” he said “And I promise, we’ll tell you” She didn’t deserve to be in the dark after all this She hadn’t deserved it before

He turned as Kota was coed her to join their mother and Nathan as he went back inside

Jessica ran to thehter and pulled her in She kissed her on the head as she squeezed her “Baby,” she said and she sighed

Nathan spun around, looking out at the yard and then to Jessica “Where did Sang go?”