Chapter 2
I got up before Ned. He snored softly as I crept from the room. I pulled my robe from the back of a chair and slipped it on as I made my way to the kitchen. All the while I made coffee, I wondered if I would see my daughter today.
As the coffee brewed, I went and opened the blinds that covered the sliding glass door looking out to the woods. The gentle percolating gurgle of the coffeemaker was the only noise to shatter the silence, although the sounds in my head were far more menacing. I could still hear the wolf, the tussle, the scream, and the horrific image of Lily being dragged into the woods.
The coffee was done.
I only sat out on the back deck when the obsession to be close to my daughter became too much to bear. Today, I was surprised to find that although it was gray
