Chapter 757

Everyone froze as the chime of the doorbell resonated through the house. In all the months Joshua and Queenie lived here, Joey and Jackson were their only regular guests. Hardly anyone else showed up without notice. It was odd that someone was ringing their bell now, especially considering the guarded and gated features of their neighborhood. Even the food deliverymen were instructed to leave all their orders at the security booth so that the guards could send the food up to the residents. "Who could that be?" Queenie set the scampi dish down on the dining table and cut a curious look at Joshua, who had gone still in the living room. Joshua was the only grown man in the house, so he put Jackson down and made to open the door. "I'll check it out." "Okay," Queenie replied. She wondered who might be on the other side of their front door. Not many could get into their neighborhood, much less know their unit. Joshua opened the door to find Morgan standing on the front doorstep, holding