CHAPTER 5 - SEGMENT 1

A few days later, Bea arrived at Blackwood House. She was there

for Max's second training session. No one answered her knock, though lights burned

inside. It was exactly 7:30 AM, yet no one answered.

Max barked sharply and frantically from inside. Bea tried Diana's phone,

but it went straight to voicemail. The barking grew more desperate, then a scraping

sound. The sound was like claws on hardwood, from Diana's office.

She tried the door handle, and it turned easily. The foyer felt

different in the gray morning light, colder. Luna surged forward, pulling her toward