The Blake Group CEO, usually calm and composed, looked as if he were about to snap.
"No matter who's inside, wait. Look!" another firefighter called.
By the window, bedsheets had been twisted into a rope and dropped over the edge. Violet lay on her back, Rosie clinging tightly to her, lowering themselves down inch by inch.
Rosie was brave; her little face was pale with fear, but she bit down hard and stayed silent so as not to distract her Mommy.
Violet moved slowly but steadily. Even as the rope tore bloody gashes into her palms, she clenched her jaw and bore the pain.
Adrian stood transfixed. His legs moved before his mind could catch up. Violet landed using the last of her strength. The moment she saw Adrian's anxious face, everything went black.
When she woke, the air smelled str
