Chapter 17 - Natalie Protects Her Daughter As The Media Circles The Estate

Parked news vans clogged the residential street outside Natalie’s townhome, their satellite dishes pointed toward her front door.
Natalie kept all the blinds drawn tight, shielding Lucy from the flashing camera bulbs popping outside the living room window.
She heard a knock at her front door, followed by Elliot’s muffled voice calling out her name through the wood.
“Natalie, please open up! The reporters are surrounding the block, I need to get inside before they spot me!” Elliot begged.
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Natalie unlocked the deadbolt and yanked the door open just enough to drag Elliot inside by his collar.
She slammed the door shut, throwing the heavy brass security chain across the lock with an angry, decisive clatter.