A short story, with an excerpt from her novel The conspiuracy. They called him the hero of St. Andrews. When an active shooter in full body armour strides down the center aisle of St. Andrew's church, Kurt Layton knows he's the congregation's only hope of survival. As petite, auburn-haired Erin McCallum looks into the barrel of an assault rife wielded by a ruthless gunman, she knows she is going to die. But sometimes, in the instant between life and death, a connection is forged between two strangers--as strong as steel and as timeless as eternity.