Questions echoed in Katelina's mind. Where was she? Why was she there? What was happening around her? Katelina's eyes darted around the tiny room. Blood streaked the white walls and floor, dark red against the chipped tiles and porcelain. Katelina blinked to try to make the horror she was seeing go away, to block out the thick pool of blood collecting at Kateesha's feet.

Her mouth hung open like a lost tourist, and Kateesha laughed obscenely. She licked the scarlet liquid from ...