Sam couldn’t believe how bedraggled they all looked. He fought back tears at the state of them. Then he saw the boy who must be Ben. He’d stopped half way down the steps and was staring at Vaughn with such desperate fear and hope that Sam nearly lost control. The kid was well over six feet tall, but Sam only had to look at his face to realize how young he was. His eye was swollen nearly shut, and Sam couldn’t stand back any longer.
