CHAPTER 25 IAN It was time. “Do you think Connor’s okay?” Grace asked. With a heavy sigh, I loaded my rifle into my truck. “Hope so. He knew to go down without too much of a fight. If Daniel does what he did to you, then he’ll be tied up in the barn until I get there.” I’d gotten the phone call this morning. Daniel was going to pick up Connor once Blake and Hadley left for the day, then haul him back to his house. He had told me to wait to come over until he called me back. I never wanted Connor to have to stay in a barn all day, but at this point, it needed to be done. Reed walked out the door, carrying a box of special ammo. It looked real and fired real, only it wouldn’t penetrate the skin. “Sure you don’t want to wear your wire?” he asked. Judging by the concerned look on Grace’

