“Don’t open the door!” Arrick yells to me as he gets to within two steps of me, panic all over his face. I frown at him and ignore anything he asks of me anymore. I turn as the sunshine hits my eyes with the sweep of the opening door and make to walk out, stopping dead in my tracks. I come face to face with one very shell-shocked and morning-fresh Natasha on the other side. Almost like being instantly punched in as I reel back slightly with a gasp and a heart lurch. The last person I ...