everywhere“Oh my God,” Marianne breathed weakly. She slumped heavily on the edge of the bed, rubbing my leg beneath the blanket.
Tears fell in earnest and I breathed heavily, ignoring the wracking pain as I continued more calmly, almost mechanically. “I thought he"d taken the babies, but I had to check to be certain.” Drawing a shuddering lungful of air, I was aware that despite Striker and Acenith"s strange ability, my descent into misery was spiraling out of control. “I found Alexis and Georgia in their beds, they were both dead, he"d slit their throats. The sheets were soaked in blood… such a lot of blood. I think they were asleep when he did it – I don"t know for sure, but I have to hope they were. And little Henry – he was only twelve weeks old – I thought he was still alive, he was
