The kitchen door burst open with enough force to crack the wall, and Alec strode in, his presence filling the blood-stained space. He took in the scene with one sweeping glance—the unconscious women, the scattered meat, Mrs. Rodriguez being helped up by Agnes, Daisy trembling in Christian's arms.
"Report," he ordered, his voice cutting through the chaos.
Christian straightened but didn't release Daisy. "They were consuming raw meat when we found them. Their eyes had the same corruption as Ashley's. They were..." He hesitated, glancing at the women. "They weren't themselves."
As if on cue, Lisa's body jerked, her eyes snapping open. The black veins had spread further, turning the whites of her eyes into a network of dark lattices. She lunged upward with unnatural strength, a sound emergi
