Turned

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He woke to the ugly whine of a power tool.

Bright lights and shadowy figures hovered above him. His body seemed paralyzed. His mind numb. Caught in that ethereal place between dream and reality.

Still, there was the faintest feeling of unease.

Mental pictures of being with three others—his sister Naomi, Peter Lancaster, and Ben Porter. They’d been on their way to see a movie after work and had been stopped by a group of men. Men who’d turned on them.

Bit them.

Killed them …

The sound of the power tool—was it a saw?—grew louder. Sinister.

A scream echoed in the distance, followed by broken pleas for mercy.

So he wasn’t dreaming but rather having a nightmare.

No matter. He’d lived with plenty of those, too. It would end soon, though he had to admit—this one seemed particularly brutal.

“He’s coming to,” a distant voice murmured, but Ty’s vision remained blurred. “Should we keep going?”

Another voice answered, but it was muffled. Unclear. Even though Ty couldn’t decipher the words spoken, he heard the authority behind them.

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