Chapter Forty-Six
Chief reached her first and pulled her into his arms. “Are you hurt? Where is Sam?”
Just as he asked, Sam stepped out of the house, just as Theresa and Tyler were about to enter. Their guns were up and leading the way.
“Weapons down. There’s no danger,” he told them.
Confused, they lowered them.
He guided the group over to the vehicles and gave them a quick overview. While he was explaining, Chief was trying to comfort his wife. Lucy was babbling between sobs. “The bracelet. I bought the phone case. Now, he’s dead on my bed. On my comforter. I loved him, and he’s dead on my bed. I knew the glass was wrong. I did the dishes.”
The more she talked, the more confused Chief became.
After a couple of minutes, Kara and Tyler helped their mother up while Sam led Chief into
