Chapter 16
SHE’S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING more horrifying than the scene before her. Blood is pooled on the floor, on the table, streaked across the vinyl booth, streaked across the dusty curtains, splattered on the wall.
Cate’s never seen so much blood in all her living days.
In the centre of it all, she sees Damsel. In distress? No. No, not in distress. Damsel in death. There’s no way anyone could survive this slaughter.
Oh God, the blood. It’s everywhere. All over everything. What could have caused this scene? Who could have caused this death and destruction?
Cate glances down, sees what she’s holding in her hand. Tunnel vision, now. She’s aware that Jay-Jay, Ed, Myrtle, and other townsfolk are off to one side watching her, but she no longer sees them. She sees only the blood
