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
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