CHAPTER 26 Macabre. Insane. Revolting. It took every ounce of courage I possessed to calm my stampeding heart and not bolt from the room. I stared in horrified disbelief at the lifeless, sunken features. What kind of monsters was I dealing with here? My thoughts scattered. I didn’t know what to surmise from this ghastly display. It was unfathomable that Holly Mason had been murdered so Dr. Mallick could perform some sort of bizarre experiment by attaching her face to someone else’s body. The idea seemed preposterous and yet… I was shaking so hard, I thought my knees would buckle. I really needed to sit down. Weak and burning up with fever, I reached for the bedpost and put my head down until the nausea and dizziness passed. I wished I were more clear-headed because I was una

