14Maggie shivered even as sweat slid down her back. The weather had been erratic that last several weeks. Now the sky had turned to gray with heavy rain clouds rolling in and threatening to burst. With them came a damp and cool breeze.
Delaney took off his jacket and attempted to wrap it around the girl’s bare shoulders. She flinched and he stopped short. The girl kept blinking and wiping at her eyes as if the gray sky seemed too bright. Delaney continued talking to her, gentle and slow and without taking another step. Instead, he explained to her who they were, that they were there to help.
“No one will hurt you. I promise.”
Maggie watched, mesmerized by him, lulled by the tone of his voice, and she could see the girl was, too. Delaney specialized in hostage negotiations. He knew how t
