Tainted Ties
He sits me on my bed before going to close my door, "Please don't."
"I'm going to ask this one last time. Why are people in my house turning it upside down without my permission?"
"Ms Moretti, there was a break in while you were in the hospital," he informs me.
"What?" I ask, but suddenly, a loud explosion sounds from downstairs. Rattling my bones.
Without taking his eyes off me, he positions himself at my door, tapping his earpiece, "What was that?"
"Copy," he says, tone stiff as he pulls his firearm from his waist, disabling the safety.