Merriment had come to an end abruptly, sadly, as Gina watched the news. She let out a sigh as she gazed at the TV, noting the grim expression on the reporter’s face as she described many more vanishings and, horrifyingly, mauled corpses left out on the street. People weren’t guessing wild animals anymore; now it was speculated to be an uptick in serial killings. What else would explain it? Well, Gina knew, but no one else did. This knowledge weighed heavily on her.

If she told ...