PIERCE

What now?

My gaze followed Katy’s until it came to a halt at the same spot. The far corner of the janitor’s closet had recently acquired a body. A dead one. Wonderful. I immediately checked my shoes for blood but found none on the soles, and then in the next breath I gathered Katy up in my arms and pulled her away from the door as she allowed it to close.

Her screams were sure to draw a crowd. I tucked her head in the crevice of my neck and ...