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Hayley woke to having a cottonmouth. It was so dry she couldn't feel her tongue.

She licked her lips, moving her tongue to make sure it was still there.

Hayley rolled on her back with a groan, then bolted upright.

"What the gods just happened?"

She looked around to see that she was in the cherry field, then what happened came back to her.

Clutching her still aching neck, she gazed around again, then got up.

"That little shithead," Hayley said, stumbling as she took a step.

Her vision swam and the place span.

"I am going to squeeze that bitch's neck until her eyes pop out."

When Hayley made her way back to the centre of the town, she came upon three headless bodies that were also missing a few limbs and the pack gathered around.

"What happened here?"

"Some creature was on a rampage, but ran away after."

Hayley hurried to the packhouse to see Kane, Gunther and Axel in a discussion.

"It's Conrad,