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Throwing the gear in park, I don’t even bother turning the engine off before I’ out of the car and into Ryan’s house A a hole in the carpet with steady strea down her face Asinto my chest

Shock renders me helpless, my arms splayed out with aardness for a moment before my brain catches up I relaxto her garbled words while anxiously looking around the house, searching for any sign on what happened to River

“I need you to tellyou know Did Riv

erthe last time you spoke? Did she see for her? Anything at all?”

Amelia steps back and rests her hands on her swollen stoed on ive a shit less

“She didn’t say the words, but yes, she was terrified We had a brief conversation about it I asked her to co it, knowing that it would put er I asked if the cameras were back on and she said yes That was about the extent of it”

Sobs crawl up her throat and wrack her body onceher face My own hands rip throughuntil the sharp pain rivals in the pain inbreathe

River knew Billy was going to come for her

And I was too fucking selfish and stewing inknown I should’ve known Billy wouldn’t let Barbie and River’s revelation go unpunished The man is hooked on ood day

Fuck!

That’s the whole reason the Ghost Killer even came about His paranoia His complete conviction that no one can be trusted

I swear to God, if I find Riverword carved in her chest…

“What are we going to do?” A hts

I’ve already started carefully picking around the house Looking at the only evidence I have Blood spatter is on the carpet, not enough to be fatal, but enough to stall my heart in my chest A fleece blanket is tossed on the floor, strands of curly black hair lying on top of it Could’ve been fro it’s fro her around by her hair

The more I see, the more the red haze inrooed across the blood He made her bleed so ed her into the dining room, more than likely by her hair based off a few more strands stuck in the blood Half a footprint is sta her feet