h the holes in the cabin walls. Th

, instantly adapting to the darkness. It was a reflex burned

scratching soun

h with a sharpened plastic handle. In one fluid, blindingly

and died, pinned perfectly through its

was a terrifying canvas of violence. Thick, raised knife

Freezing, brown water sputtered out. He stood under it, his face blank as th

the water, his lu

orphed into the deafening roar of gunfire. The smell

rain. His heart hammered agai

d bit down hard. His teeth tore into his flesh. The sharp, grounding pa

down his scarred cheek

face. He found some rusted wire and broken glass outside. Within ten minute

town when Alton walked out. H

f town. His boots hit the pavement at exactly one hundre

eir curtains. They whispered t

wn graveyard and stopped in front of a che

gers dug into the carved letters, scr

a small piece of metal. It was an eagle, carved perfectly o

the silence. A brand-new Chevy Silver

ut. He held a steaming cup of coffee. His

e to steal the Combs family's prime real estate

urned his head. His wolf-li

ffee sloshed over the rim, burning his expen

land, Combs!" Orville yelled, his voice cr

a word. He took

lent grace. The sheer physical pressure radia

His spine slammed hard aga

nches away. He looked down a

stammered, frantically slapp

enly raise

nd let out a pathetic shriek, wa

der. The movement was so soft, so controlled, that Orville's heart b

s, clawing to break free, and it took ever

p, gravelly voice vibrat

m coming to neg

e out. He slid down the side of his truck, gaspin

with violently shaking

us," Orville sobbed. "

the west side of town. He stared at the massive, abandon

ing light flicke