Sixty-Seven
Thursday, April 1, 8:23 A.M. CST
Bailey’s Key
When Víctor arrived to question Eva and Ruben about the death, Eva couldn’t even talk. She wondered if she was in shock. All she knew was, innocent blood was on her hands, and she didn’t have a dead dragon to show for it.
So, it was up to Ruben to tell the police chief what had happened. Víctor seemed to think that Finn might be the Lusca, but Ruben did his best to make clear that the culprit was another creature entirely.
Eva barely noticed when the police chief left. Nor did she rouse from her stupor when Gilberto arrived and checked that the sea gates were secure, before leaving her alone with the animals. She could think only of the girl’s parents, and their horror and grief when they learned how their daughter had died. Sh
