Chapter Twenty-Two

Conri…

As soon as his phone rang, he knew something was wrong. Marcus did not bother him this time of the night unless it was very urgent. As soon as he put the phone down, Tala was standing next to him, fully dressed and ready to go.

“What is it?” Tala asked urgently

“Sheila came back, or pieces of her came back. Come on, we need to go” Conri took her by the hand, and they walked very quickly out of the bedroom and down the stairs. They did not speak a word until they got to the front door.

“Tala, I am not sure what we are going to find, or how it is going to look. It might be not a pretty sight at all. Are you up for it?” Conri turned to her, holding her by both arms.

“Yes, I am. We are wasting time Conri. We need to go.” Tala shrugged his hands of her and opened the front door. Conri was right behind her.

The stich caught them both by surprise and Conri immediately looked at Tala. He could see she almost looked nauseous, but she pushed through, and they walked over to where Marcus