Blood burst from Celia's carotid artery and splashed across the white tablecloth in a vivid arc.
The screaming that tore through the dining room shook the entire house.
"Help!"
"Call an ambulance!"
Someone grabbed Gerald and tried to pull him back. He caught them by the arm and bit down again. Mom went white as a sheet. Dad instinctively shoved Vivienne behind him, then stood frozen, unable to move.
I watched it all, my chest seizing for just a moment before I let the tension go. This wasn't the first time I had seen something like this.
In my previous life I had been locked upstairs, left to piece together the horror below from nothing but sound. Now every detail played out in sharp clarity across my monitors.
Vivienne's voice cut through the chaos, raw with terror. "He's not crazy
