SHOCKED SILENCE FOLLOWED Garth’s death. For a moment all Edric could hear was the sound of his own breath, roaring through his lungs.
Fammy sat down on the catwalk and started licking her paws, seemingly unconcerned by her part in Adam Garth’s death. A moment later she scurried along the wall and entered the stairwell, disappearing from sight.
Unfortunately, Bella wasn’t so lucky. Even the slight vibration caused by the cat’s movements had caused the walkway to tremble alarmingly. Edric watched in horror as Bella’s body slid even farther over the edge of the catwalk, until one arm and one leg dangled out over open air. Her beautiful, auburn hair hung below the walkway in a silky curtain, dancing in the breeze.
“Bella!” Edric hit the catwalk and stopped as it pulled away from the wall wi
