(Mason’s POV) About thirty minutes later, we were watching Nick and his group leave. Jessie, Me, Ralph, and Joey all had earpieces so we could stay in the loop or let them know if we were attacked. Ralph was busy organizing our warriors and getting all our non-combatants to shelters. All the while trying to appear casual and act like it was just another ordinary day. We also decided that, for safety's sake, we wanted dad to be with us in the command center. That’s what we are now apparently calling Joey’s office. In the command center were obviously Joey and Suzie. But then there was also me and Jessie, Kraig, and a few guards. Mikey, Norman, and Pete have been dad’s personal guards for ages. We trusted them implicitly but Nick insisted on being sure before he left. After he grilled

