At that contact, time seemed to freeze. Because she is only four foot eleven tall, the top of her head was almost in line with my nipples. It seemed t... take forever for her gaze to track up my chest to my face. Then I was staring down into her innocent, baby-blue eyes as her cheeks slowly flushed a deep pink and her lips parted to say something.The door to my parent's bedroom opened and Dad walked out, straightening his tie. That broke the spell, and the brat's face wrinkled into a sulky pout. The teams were trained to be mobile, constantly moving to keep their prey guessing. The ten Reds worked well together. They attacked the eight in waves, each team member moving in varying-sized, intertwining circles. At no time was one of the Irregulars in attack position for a particular person for more than a few moments. Their circles meant they’d attack two or three times, depending on the size of the circle and the speed they were moving. It was a dizzying display the Red Guard had. As Danny stumbled along, he could hear loud voices arguing. One was Sao, but he had never heard the man's voice before. They got closer to the arguing voices; Danny could now make out the words."I don't care miss, you will not see a penny of the ransom until I see my daughter!" a man's voice said. His voice was loud, but controlled and cultured.Very different from Sao's demanding voice. "Give me the money now, then you get the girl. Not before," she shrieked. What followed was an confusing. Not needing any further explanation, the man came outside and ran towards the parked car. Carefully lifting Sasha out, he carried her back inside the brightly lit building. Maddie followed him through the open door of a consultation room. He laid the dog gently on a table and turned to face her."What happened?" he asked as he placed his stethoscope on Sasha's chest."A ... a ... car hit her," Maddie said, biting her lip painfully in her attempt not to fall apart. "The side gate wasn't shut.