The car tore down the street and slammed to a stop right in front of the tall blue building. Tires screamed against the pavement, leaving dark streaks and filling the air with the sharp smell of burned rubber.
Alex shoved the door open and hit the ground running. She sprinted through the entrance, feet pounding up the stairs two at a time. Her breath came fast and ragged.
Dead bodies littered the steps and hallways. Blood smeared the floors in long streaks and splattered across the walls in messy arcs. Royal blue curtains hung heavy and soaked, dripping slowly. Severed limbs lay scattered like forgotten trash. She didn’t slow down.
Her heart hammered against her ribs as she scanned every corner of the second floor. No sign of Lokie. She cursed under her breath and pushed harder, legs bu
