A Little Girl Called 911 Crying, “Daddy’s Snake Got Out Again…-tete

” he whispered.

Delaney cuffed him.

Avery clung to Ortiz like a drowning child. Her hands fisted in the officer’s uniform, her face pressed against the woman’s shoulder.

“It’s okay,” Ortiz whispered. “I’ve got you. You’re safe.”

But Avery shook her head violently.

“No.”

Ortiz pulled back just enough to look at her.

“No?” she asked.

Avery’s eyes filled with continue reading …