“Hey!” She tried to twist around to look at him and impacted his nose with her temple.
“Ow! Crap!” His eyes crossed at the sudden flash of pain.
“Goddamn it!” Carla was swiveling in their direction to see what was happening and had her own pistol drawn.
That, in turn, had Melissa grabbing for her hidden weapon.
Chad and Duane rolled into the room with the HK416 assault rifles raised to their shoulders and seeking a target.
Richie heard the distinct snick of the HKs’ safeties coming off.
Everyone was holding a weapon except for Richie, who was holding his nose.
Kyle stepped back in from the short front hall and stopped. A tall thin man peeked over Kyle’s shoulder. He looked familiar, but Richie’s eyes were still watering and he couldn’t see clearly.
The man surveyed the tense situat
