"There's no one in here," Dean said, looking around.

I walked down to the back and searched the area. Nothing. Everything looked in order. Maybe she went to the supermarket or something. But, why was the door of the bookstore unlocked? Had she forgotten to lock it?

I went back to the front of the store. "Anything?" Dean asked.

I shook my head. "She's not here. I'll leave it on the desk." I shoved my hand into my tote to pull out the book, but stopped. There was a smear ...