Its teeth sank into the

scream. Her body jerked against

d back and laughed. He held his phone up, r

ne sat on the white sofa. They clinked

oards. The sound grew louder. It turned

backyard. The plastic lawn chairs flip

up. Three massive black helicopte

its ears. It released Amari's leg. It tucked its

n't touch the ground. T

own. He dropped fifteen feet and hit the mud

tree, his medical kit swinging from his shoulder, h

id down the rope. The guard landed, his rifle a

under the porch. Its head s

reamed. His legs gave out. He

e saw Amari slumped against the tr

he grabbed the thick nylon rope. He pulled a folding

ndres dropped the knife. He caught her. Her

touched down on the stre

ron front gates open. They swarmed the porch

ingers. It shattered on the expensive Persian r

her by the back of the neck. He slammed her face-d

broken doorway. He adjus

the broken wine glass. The sh

down at the two women. His eyes held the co

ate police cruisers skidded to

looked at the helicopters. They pulled yellow tape from their trunks

ackyard. He held Amari

e lead chopper. They pushed a m

tress. He grabbed an oxygen mask a

ing too much blood. We need a L

icopter. Andres jumped in behind them. The doors slammed