INT. - RAY'S APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT

Cici trembled, her insides devouring themselves as the thing Orter planted writhed and grew, battling the controls Simone so carefully built. The pain she could handle. The battle, she was born to fight.

But, the angry, disdainful fury on Ray's face when she finally answered her door? That broke Cici like nothing else ever could.

"Please, Ray," she breathed, reaching for the beautiful brunette. "Let me in. We need to talk." ...