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~ A Dark Spiral ~

The inside herI to investigatestale scent of death ent aroma that sht in an already sterile room

Macey held her breath then looked down at the still, gray-faced figure on the table The gli in Chas&039;s flat burst like a soap bubble Grief stabbed her hard in the belly

"Yes," she said ht possible "I can identify her That&039;s Chelle-Michelle Chautier"

"Thank you, Miss Denton" The ue attendant swiftly pulled the white sheet back up to cover Chelle&039;s face He had been kind enough to keep the rest of the ravaged body hidden, but it didn&039;t matter Macey had already seen the horror "I&039;m sorry you had to do this, but we thank you for your assistance"

She turned away, filled with nausea and emptiness It had been a small hope, but there had been a chance that she&039;d only thought it was Chelle in the back seat of Nicholas Iscariot&039;s auto A trick of the light, a reasonable mistake due to the shock and uncertainty of the environment

Or maybe Chelle wasn&039;t actually dead, justwounded Perhaps there was hope for her

But no

The body had been duue to be identified by the tione ho his shirt and a long button-down coat over it like a dress Her shoes and stockings had h her ordeal unscathed except for a few spatters of blood that, in the daylight, looked like ive her attire a second look when she made an inquiry at the police headquarters Instead, the attendant had sent her to this unpleasant subterranean roolad I could help" She turned to leave, reaching for the door with a listless hand Before she could turn the knob, the door swung open, and there was Grady

He came to an abrupt halt, as startled to see her as she was to see him, and they both stared at each other for a moment A blossom of wared a weary s He appeared exhausted and rumpled, as if he&039;d not slept for days Dark shadows curved under his bloodshot eyes, and the expanse of dark stubble indicated he hadn&039;t shaved either His tie sagged and the bottom button on his vest was undone

"Macey" Obvious relief showed in his face "I" He shook his head and drew in a deep breath His blue eyes were sober but growing calmer by the moment "I heard there was anothervictinized her"

She understood He&039;d feared she was the victim, and had come to see for himself She wanted to touch his arm to comfort him as much as herself, but stopped herself

"Miss Denton has already identified the young woly oblivious to the undercurrent the United States government that ly "Thanks anyway"