Carlson and Hutchinson were both crawling across the hardwood floor, but the only thing Lauren could see was her brother who knelt before the little table, glowing like an angel. Light streamed off of him, rippling over his body.
Jack stood up, tilting his head back as the light faded away to nothing. He took a deep breath. “Well, then,” he said, spinning around to face the two cops. “Where were we before I blacked out?”
He stood with his eyes closed, perfectly serene except for the sweat that matted his dark hair to his forehead. “Oh, that"s right,” he said, nodding once. “You were threatening to kill me, Hutchinson.”
When he opened his eyes, they glowed with pure white radiance, as though each contained a tiny sun. “You threatened my family,” he growled, striding forward. “You threate
