Chapter 17: Thicker Than Water
Bedlam reigned at The Black Dog Inn. Outside, the weather had shifted from a thick mist in early evening to a heavy, swirling fog, blanketing most of Douglas and the surrounding area. The occupants inside the inn found themselves gravely worried about Caroline’s whereabouts. Seemingly picking up on the atmosphere of anxiety and worry, Samson and Delilah ran in tight circles, weaving in and out of the ground floor rooms.
Fearing the worst, though logic still suggested that Caroline was somewhere safe and sheltered from the inclement weather, Edward, along with Cyril and Leslie, had earlier searched every guest room in the inn, investigated the shadowy corners in the basement cellar with torches, as well as the dusty attic, layered in spider webs—a telltale s
