4 Blood? Brett reached for the phone. “Let me take that.” “I’ll call back and put her on speaker,” I said, not wanting to miss anything. Blood? It didn’t make sense. It should have just been an events package. Of course, I hadn’t been expecting one, but companies sent me samples all the time. It wouldn’t have been out of the ordinary. “It’s getting close to Halloween,” I said. “I’m sure it’s just a sample of fake blood that was damaged in shipping.” “Is that normal, to receive blood?” “Not really, but I’ve done Halloween parties in the past. I might have been put on a list to receive promotional products.” “I hope you’re right.” Brandy picked up on the first ring. “Thank God you called back.” “Tell me exactly what you see and smell,” Brett jumped in right away. “I’ll try, but I’

