Ara let out a small yelp before quickly covering her mouth, the tense atmosphere causing tears to well up in her eyes. They had cut off the power! What was worse, she could no longer hear the pounding on the front door. Had they broken in? This was bad, really bad.
Ara instinctively put a hand over her stomach, her lip trembling before she forced herself to take a deep breath. She needed to stay calm, to get out of the house, and to find John. He had to be on his way home to her. He had to be. Unless... The thought intruded unbidden, and Ara stifled a sob at the possibility that maybe John wouldn't be coming home to her after all.
No!
Reaching back into the safe, Ara pulled out the gun she found there, checking to ensure it was properly loaded and the safety was off. As she hurriedly gr
