Theinvestigationwaswindingdown.

        Thebodyhadbeentransportedbacktothestationhoursago.Preliminaryinterviewswithparkstaffandwitnesseswerecomplete.Thehauntedhousestoodsealedoncemore—thistimewithheavierbarricades,itsplannedrenovationsindefinitelysuspended.

        Lucianorderedhisteamtopackup,yethelingered,unabletoshakethegnawinguneasetwistinginhisgut.

        Reyawasmissing.

        Hecaughttheamusementparkmanagermid-rant,themanmoppinghisbrowashemutteredaboutruinedbusinessandbadpublicity.

        "StillnosignofReya?"Luciancutin.

        Themanagerexhaledsharply."Isentpeoplelooking.Whoknowswhereshewanderedoffto?She''sneverbeenamodelemployee.Doeswhatevershewants,neverlistens.Justlastweek,shegotintoascreamingmatchwithsomekid."Heshookhishead."Damnshamethishadtohappenonmywatch."

        Lucian''sjawtightened.

        Ashadowflickeredacrossthemanager''sface."Wait—youdon''tthinkshedidit?Killedthatguyandran?"

        Luciansaidnothing.Withacurtwave,hedismissedthemanandstrodeoutofthemakeshiftcommandcenter—thepark''sstaffcafeteria,stillheavywiththesmellofstalecoffeeandfriedfood.

        Logically,heknewheshouldn''tdismissReyaasasuspectoutright.Butleapingtoconclusionsnowwouldbejustasreckless.

        HecursedMoxiunderhisbreath.

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