"Okay. Come into the living room. You are shivering and it is warmer in there," Sharon said and put her gun away. She then pulled one of the woolen blankets out of the hall closet. Melanie eased into a chair, pulling the blanket around her as tightly as she could. She looked like a terrified child. "Don't worry, you are safe here. If they come here, they won't be leaving alive from here, so they will not have time to hurt you," Sharon said. "You don't understand! He could order someone to hurt anyone and they would do it for him! He knows so much and he..." Melanie stopped mid-sentence and broke down. "Calm down. I shall put on some tea," Sharon said before heading into the kitchen. She took her time putting the kettle on the stove and getting cups out of the cupboard, giving Melanie t

