Chapter 37: CORD

"Cord, someone's in the house. I think they're heading for Susie's room." There was fear in the kid's voice but he was holding it together. I knew I shouldn't have let her leave me. There was no time for recriminations now though; I had to move.

"I'm on my way." I hit the ground running. I tightened the waist on my drawstring pajama bottoms, pulled the socks off my feet for better traction, and picked up my glock in one hand and my phone in the other.

I used the mechanism on my watch to open the gate as I ran flat out. I used my phone to call Lo, he'll alert the others. But I was sure I'd be done by the time they got there. "Lo, someone's after my girl, I'm almost there."

"Fuck, I'll get the others. Cord don't..."

I hung up before he could try to talk me out of going in alone. I know my brothers very well and Lo's first priority will always be one of us. He'd want me to wait, even though we'd just learned that they were the old man's, he'd still put my life before hers.

I pac