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Murder

Yes, but don’t look any further; all that I confess, Gaia, h

Please don’t

The smell That hat the baby found first The aroma of roasted human flesh

Diana’s eyes filled with tears

"What’s the matter?" Brittney asked

The baby tasted what Diana had tasted

The baby felt her storatefully receive the meat that had been a boy named Panda

Yes, Diana said to the mind within her own, I’m a monster, and so are you, little Gaia But your hts up there," Penny said "They look like Christhts

"Go to the lights," Diana said without even thinking about it "Then follow them to the left"

"Shut your ive orders"

Gaia kicked against Diana’s enfolding arms She pushed herself up so that she could see over Diana’s shoulder She looked at Penny

The baby pushed her clenched fist over Diana’s shoulder, opened her hand, and Penny screamed

Diana stopped She watched and listened And did it fill her with a brutal sort of joy to see Penny writhe in terror and pain? Yes As it pleased her daughter to cause that terror

Gaia laughed a baby’s innocent, gurgling laugh

Penny’s screaed from where Brittney had been

When at last Penny stopped, and just sat on herin horror at the baby, Drake said, "So, the baby has game" He unwrapped his whip from around his waist and said, "Don’t think that means I can’t do what I ith you, Diana"

Diana aze It occurred to her for the first tih hell, but she felt … fine She inventoried her body, checking in with her whipped back, her bruises, her murderously stretched belly, her torn parts