Taboo: Ties and Sins
Then, a shape emerged from the darkness.
First the yellow helmet, then the broad shoulders, carrying the burden with a strength that seemed unbreakable. Devon appeared at the window, smoke swirling around him like an aura. His face was streaked with soot, sweat running in clean lines down his temples. Even from a distance, Vick could see the strain in his tensed muscles, but there was no panic in his movements. He began descending the ladder backward, with meticulous caution, protecting the person he carried.