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He chops the thirty-minute drive in half, and I text Carter to meet us I poalk my way over to the entrance when I spot the fae Carter observes Marcellus

“Good, you brought back up You’ll need theet inside”

“Are you going to fill me in?”

“Officers were called in on a case today A body was dumped in a church The man was flayed alive”

“Jesus Christ”

“He must’ve been involved because when they arrived on the scene, they discovered he wasn’t quite dead I don’t need to tell you how i so s essentially shredded should’ve killed hiot there”

“You suspect ic?”

“Has to be I’m here unofficially, so my ability to help is slim to none today”

“The tip-off is plenty of help, Carter Thank you”

“Anytime The man’s in Room 415”

I pat his shoulder “We’ll take it from here”

“If he’s being kept alive by ic—”

“I’ll put him out of his misery,” I promise

“That’s good” He walks away, clearly disturbed by the case

“I’ to need your special skills of persuasion, Marcellus I’ll handle the blending in and not being noticed once you distract the woman at the front desk on the floor”