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Prologue

Crash

Bang

Thump thump thump

Silence

Another loud thud followed the distinctive sound of breaking glass

Not good

When the whole building see-thump combo, Domini Katzinski panicked

Call the police, dummy

Good plan

She scrahtstand She dialed and hunkered underneath the covers, counting the rings

Pick up Please pick up

“Dooin’ on?”

The deep ti besides her fear “I think so into the restaurant There’s loud noises and breaking glass—”

“Are you locked in your apartment?”

“Yes Should I—”

“No Don’t ht there, do you hear me?”

Domini started to answer but he beat her to the punch

“I mean it,” Cam said sharply “Stay put and stay quiet until you hear from me Keep your phone close to you and on vibrate Promise me”

“I promise”

“Good I’m on my way” Click

For the next thirtythat the incident had transported her back to the sleepless nights of her childhood Hearing the violence in the streets below Sirens in the distance

As terror beat in her chest like a living thing, trying to claw its way out, she realized she hadn’t exorcised that scared little girl at all No place on earth was far enough away from those horrid memories because she carried them inside her

Domini’s phone buzzed in her hand and she nearly screamed The caller ID read: Cam Thank God “Hello?”

“I’m outside your apartment Let me in”

She tossed back the quilt and raced to the living rooantic silhouette slunk into the roouy took up a serious amount of space

Ca, even in near darkness The doth A bona fide warrior

His deep frown and shrewd gaze read all business “You okay?”

I auess”