*Katrina POV* I listened carefully to what Derrick had to say, and I wanted to get to know him more. There was something about him that left a calmness within my soul. I would be nuts not to explore things further, but right now was not the time to talk about it. Mr. Bradford finally arrived, and before we went into the house, he just wanted to reassure me again that he wouldn't let anything happen to me, or anyone I cared about. I trusted his words. I don't know why, but I did. If it bites me in the ass, so be it. It was a lesson I would learn the hard way. After our talk, we made our way inside with the others. When I saw Charlie sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee with Anthony's men, I immediately rushed towards him. I stooped down beside him, and started asking him if he

