Chapter 34
“Dan’t tell me you are getting cold feet?” Huster answered after the second ring
“Hurees,” Ishispered as I closed my eyes and felt a tear roll down my face.
“Hana, what’s wrong?” he asked and I heard the change in his tone.
“They are trying to break into my apartment,” told him in a hushed voice. He swore
“I’m on my way, stay on the phone, sweetness,” he said.
“No, Harta. They are ben, I think. Maybe more.” I was trying to be a quiet as I could and at the same time let him know the danger of the situation
“khang ate you?” he asked.
I’m outside, on the ledge.”
“What lurking ledge?” he asked.
“There is this decorative edge going around the building,” explained.
“A hacking decorative edge? Have you lost your lucking mind woman?” he yelled.
“Y–you told me to get out. Not block myself side. I thought I mild get to the oighbour, but there is” had to stop to keep the sub from being too loud.
“Hey, I’m sorry, Hana, I didn’t meas to shout at you. You are doing good, I’m coming to get you, okay?” Hunter said, his voice was softer and I nodded. “Do you understand me, sweetness?” he
kedandalised he couldn’t see my no
“W” I told him
“Good. Stay on the line with me. I will beatening, but I do one thing okay?
“okay” I kept the phone prosed to
as the other data only did when you got muted, I beaned my forehead against the rough, cold bricks and tried to get strength from knowing Hunter was on the other end of the cal. Time passed slowly
“Are you there, Haral” Hunter voice almost made me jump. I safe to focus on my balance for a moment. “Ha?” he asked, sounding stressed.
“I’m still hers,” I told him in a whisper.
“Good girl. I called my friend at the police, they are also on their way. Can you see the people trying to break inside? I should have though to call 911. I felt like an idiot, my first instinct had been to call Hunger and our I would put him in danger.
can see one of them. Or I think he’s one of them. He’s standing by a car,” I told him.
Keep an eye on him. When he hears sirens getting closer he will get into the car and the one at your door should join him close behind. Then I want you to start making your way to Do you understand?” He asked.
way to your window.
“And stay with m
with me on the phone as long as you can get you out of this
“Thank you. The bolt is still holding” I told him. It just popped into my head as I listened to the pounding against my dood. One of my neighbours had to have called the police as well, I thought.
“To happy to hear “Wanted I could he was in a car.
him.” I confessed. It felt better talk to him. There was a few churkle on the other hand,
“You are becoming quite proficient with that thing. It’s good to know if I red to as you off sometime,” he joked. I heard stems and they were getting closer,
“The police are almost have, I told him
- I’m about two minutes away I glanced dose if the man by the car. He was looking around and when the sirens kept minute later tus other men came running outside with Amber In beberen en
They as
a geting in the car, I’m going to start to make my way inside,” I told Hunter.
“Colgt. Do you hast pockein you can put the phone in?”
pt getting closer, he got into the car as he got his phone out. Not a
Chapter 34
“Keep the call going so I can hear what is happening,” he told me. I did as he told me and put the phone back in my pocket and then tried to shift my body to start edging back. I could hear the SUV start and drive off. My legs were stiff from the tension and the uncomfortable position. The way back seemed longer and I was terrified I would tip backward. All Hunter needed was to hear me fall to my death When 1 Enally reached my window I took a ment to try and figure out how to safely get inside. As I swung my first leg inside and couldnt down on the windowsill, I saw a Black SUV with blasting sier and Hunter’s SUV pull up at the same time. Hunter rushed out of his car and I saw him look up as he ran towards the building, still pressing the phone to his ear. heard the police shouting for him to wait. I was already making my way to my front door. I did my best to move the chair in front of the bedroom door, and was happy with creating a gap big enough to squeeze through. As hunied out into the ballery I could see the damage to my hont door. The bolt had held, but cracks had splintered the wood around it and in the middle of the door where they had been beating on it. I saw Huster coming up the stains, he had a wild look in his eyes that seemed to settle as our eyes met.
are safe now, Hans. Close the door and take off the locks,” he said in a calm voice that was a contrast to how he looked and how I folt. I nodded and closed the door. It went against my want to so him, but I needed to close the door in order to open it. I couldn’t close it completely, the assault had made it not fit into the frame. But I got it closed enough to disengage the two security locks and open it. I took in the fact that Henter had been joined by the two detectives that had questioned me. Then I was swept up in Hunter’s embrace and everything I could do was to cling to him, I could feel myself start to tremble and Hunter holding me closer. “It’s okay, sweetness. You are safe. Let it all out, he whispered in my ear. As my fears started to fall he just held me. It wasn’t until later that I hesed someone clearing their throat, 1 looked up as I had forgotten about the detectives. Hunter was glaring at them.
“Miss Bishop, we had to ask you some questions, detective Monte gently said.
“Right. Right, of course. I’m sorry. Please come inside.” I told them and wiped my face with the love of my cardigan, Henter stopped to the side and kept an arm around my waist. He let the detectives inside and then did a valiant effort to close the door. Without a word he took us into the kitchen. He made me sit down on a chair and gestured to the detectives to sit opposite me. Hunter then got a luge glass of milk and put it in front of me before sitting down on the chair next to me. As if it was a signal, detective Monroe started speaking.
“It’s just protocol for me to ask. But do you have a weapon on you?” he asked.
“Um, I gas this would count as a weapon?” I asked and fished the taer out of my pocket and put it on the table. I thought detective Dundam flinched as he saw it.
“It would detective Manage agreed and aid the taser to his and of the table. “Can you please tell us what happened here today? he then asked. I took a sip of the milk and then I told them merything.
“Did the men you can have any distinctive features? Any tattoos?” detecthe Dundam asked, I thought about it. I hadn’t registered it at the time, but the band that had grabbed me didn’t have a
tation
“No. I just remember that the man th
oman that seas w
“It’s alright. The woman
that grabbed me had brown eyes. They all Inked to have dark hair, but I can’t tell you much more. I’m sorry.”
was with them, you said you had sex her before?
“Yes,” I started and glanced at Hunter. I had no idea how much he w
“The woman called herself Amber
Really?” detective Dundam ad.
wanted me to tell them.
and came here yesterday telling Hana she was pregnant with my son’s child. I looked into it and have her information, I will send it to you,” Hunter told them.
“Which part of what I said are you having a hard time believing? Hunter asked, his distice for the detective was clear
Mostly the part where you are willing to give us information shout the mother of your future grandchild, the detective told him. I could see that his partner almost groaned out loud. He didn’t like how detective Dundam was acting.
“I said the claimed to be pregnant by my son. That
doesn’t mean I believe her or th
or that it’s true. And she put Hama in danger. I’m not protecting her,” Hunter told him. I was grateful for those words.
“I can see how that would be important things to consider,” detective Mom said before his partner had a chance to speak. They asked me a handful of more questions before they reminded mo to call them if I learned something more. “I think you better keep this. You seem to know how to une it,” detective Monroe said as he stood. He pushed the taver towards me.
“Thank you,” I inld I remained seated as Hunter showed the police out. I heard him speaking with someone as he walked i rouched down beside me and made me look at hire
“How are you?” he asked
“I’m better. Thank you for coming,” I told him
back to the kitchen, but I was too scattered to listen to what he said. He
“Of course I cans,” he told me and cupped my check. I allowed myself to enjoy the touch e a moment I knew there were things I needed to do. I needed to call someone about the door, I doubled someone could sit tonight. That meant I needed to figure out how to deal with a broken door. But I could take one moment to let Hunter’s bouch calm me down. Ha**– while and leaned down and placed a kes on my head. As he good back up. I got up from my choir and carried my engly glass to the sink. “I’v
“Wut?” I asked
nto you
Falling into you
