Rick's POV  

I couldn't believe I was in this situation; helping the friend of my girlfriend's ex. Try as I might, I couldn't seem to find a way out of it. Especially given Alexis's viewpoint on the situation. She wasn't about to abandon this lady, for whatever reason. 

And I certainly wasn't going to let her face this thing on her own. It had nearly killed her the last time she encountered it. So here we were. 

"We need to be careful, this thing is ...