CASSIE’S POV
Something strange happened that night.
One second I was asleep beneath soft blankets and moonlight, and the next I was standing in blood.
The smell hit me first. The smell was heavy enough to choke on.
My bare feet slipped against the floor as I stumbled forward through darkness. My breathing came out too fast.
Everything around me felt wrong. The air was cold, but sweat covered my skin. Somewhere in the distance, I could hear dripping sounds echoing softly.
I walked in through what seemed like my house. I opened the door and that was when I saw her.
My mother.
Her body was lying on the floor.
Blood spread beneath her. Her eyes were open, lifeless, staring at nothing.
The sight of her knocked out the air from my lungs. For a second, I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t e
