Chapter 163

Silvia Left alone with nothing but my thoughts, my mind wandered back to everything Katy had shared during her visits. I'd put myself on a strict news detox since checking into the hospital—no social media scrolling, no local headlines, nothing that might spike my already frazzled nerves. Until now, that self-imposed blackout had been working beautifully. Then Katy dropped her bombshell updates, and my peaceful bubble burst. The serial killings in Cary—the ones that had mysteriously gone quiet after Zack's first court appearance—had erupted again with frightening intensity. Four women. Dead. In just one month. "Damn it," I muttered to the empty room, feeling goosebumps rise on my arms. *This isn't right,* Keal's voice rumbled in my mind. *Our territory should be safer than this.* She was right. Cary wasn't the kind of sprawling city that could disappear without a trace.It was one of the most tightly monitored regions in the country. And Werewolves had super-senses for Moon's sake. Enha