Zane left the station at five. He greeted Brian and the rest of the officers and headed home. He stopped first at the supermarket to buy groceries. He had invited Amanda over for dinner and he needed to stock up to cook a decent dinner for them.

He made his way home and parked in the garage as usual. He entered the house and stopped in his tracks.

Hope was waiting for him. She sat in the living room where she had sat before. She had a gun trained on him.

“Come on in Chief,” Hope said calmly. “Don’t try to run.”

Zane closed the door and walked into his...