Into the Crossfire

{Harper’s POV}

For a singular, suspended second, my brain grinds to a halt. The gears lock up as I stare at the tall, imposing figure framed in the doorway. He came back. The dark, terrifying thought that he might have returned merely to kill me and tie up loose ends flickers through my head. But instead of aiming at my chest, Moretti casually lifts his heavy handgun, points it at the wall just a