Chapter 26
John walked into the house at two o’clock in the morning to find the entire household awake and alert, nearly feverish with wanting answers while at the same time overcome that John was all right.
Where did he start?
Cassie was alive. Marcus Leary was dead.
Those main facts stuck in his head, turning over and around as he tried to make sense of what had happened and what he felt about it, and where that left him and Cassie.
Then all eyes turned toward the door as Cassie entered behind him. She was surrounded in a barrage of hugs and concern. She fell into the circle of his family as easily as a hurt child falls into a mother’s arms. She was hugged and patted and exclaimed over. She was led into the living room and gently sat down on the couch. While he stood back watching,
