Chapter 7

Since everyone deemed me mad, I showed them what madness was!

"Pah!" I spat out a bloodied, mangled piece of flesh onto the ground. Kieran clutched his bleeding ear in shock, nearly passing out.

"Surely you won't hold a grudge against a madwoman, hm? Consider it compensation for all you've done." I grinned at him, baring my blood-stained teeth.

12

Three days after the trial, Mr. Grant slipped into my home under the cover of night, avoiding everyone's eyes.

The first thing he said when we met was, "I know everything you said is true."

He pulled out a plastic storage bag from one of his sleeves. "I found this in the factory. Forensic analysis confirmed that it is Rose Langston's left pinky finger."

"Then why didn't you say anything at the time?"

"I believe you're well aware of how influential Cedric Sutton is."

He had a point. They could make black look white—what proof would a little finger be?

"We have managed to identify some of Cedric's clients and linked them to missing pe