The knock on the front door came at 8:47 AM.

Liam had been awake for hours, sitting on the edge of the sofa, staring at his cracked phone screen. Planning his next steps. Running through scenarios of how to remove the ape from Lauren's life without leaving evidence that could be traced back to him.

He got up and looked through the peephole, he saw it was the police. Fuck.

He should have known they would come eventually. Had prepared for it. Had his story straight, his expression practiced, ...