Lizzy had been scared before of course- scared, unnerved, frightened – both as a law enforcement officer and as a plain, old-fashioned human being. Hell, she was just a couple of days removed from taking a pool cue to the skull outside of a tavern in downtown Stockard Creek, so she was certainly capable of setting aside whatever emotion gripped her to fight on.

But this..

… this was different.

This was not a typical sensation of fright or unease, but ...