"How's Pyro?" Jayden asked as they drew near, his voice calm, even under these circumstances.
"My dad is fine, looks like a concussion, but alive." Apple said quietly when she felt Jayden's back against hers. "This is bad."
Yes, Jayden knew this was bad and he should have forced Apple to stay in the car or wait for help to arrive before the two of them got into the house and faced a situation like this.
The first experience of putting Apple in danger when there was a robbery in a cafe the other day was enough to prove that he hated putting Apple in situations like this.
"It could be worse," Jayden said when he saw two more men emerge from the darkness of this house, which made them five against two.
"Great," Apple said quietly, she also saw the additional two people who just joined the other two. "I hope you asked for help earlier." Apple had seen Jayden send a message to someone earlier.
