ClickTalk was down, but he didn't care. At least he'd saved the data and got the memory storage and programming out in case the threat to their house was rigged to explode, too. He saw his mother and sister holding Abi back or she would have followed him inside. Becky was on her phone, so he assumed she had called 911. Tiffany was also on the phone, but he was sure that she was on with her father or Tara, making sure that they knew what happened and would take steps to protect their home and Tara.

Abi tore away from his mom and sister and raced to him, latching...