Jax stood an inch from Casper. His mask had been torn away to let Casper see all the hatred he felt at that moment—the rage and the pending doom. Jax grabbed Casper’s head and snapped his neck like a twig on the ground.

Lola turned to see that the door she’d unlocked was wide open, and the moonlight shone through in strings, lighting up the hay-filled barn. She saw Melissa standing in the door frame, trying to make sense of the scene in front of her. Her fingers touched the ...