“Where did she go?” Miller asks, staring at Mark. “The van is already set to go. They just need to know their location.” I snap straight, and my body stiffens like cement being injected into my spinal cord. “We'll find them,” Mark placates. “Zack wasn’t with them, so he must’ve lost them in the chaos. It’s the perfect time.” “You do realize you’re going to have to handle him, right? When he finds out Addie is gone?” Robert cuts in. “With those nasty scars on his face, I have a feeling you’re underestimating him.” Mark waves a hand, dismissing Robert’s concerns. His very fucking valid concerns. “He got those scars because he was weak, Robert.” I laugh silently, my head thrown back and shoulders shaking as I let his very ill-minded assumption wash through me. And then my laugh bleeds out, rocketing through the small space and blending with the other creepy noises pinging around this house. The four men’s heads snap towards me, and bleed dry of whatever color was left in their faces. The four of them are sweaty and look like they have watched their worst nightmares come to life. They’ll soon realize that I sit on the fucking throne, and their nightmares bow to me. I’m far worse than any monster they could ever imagine. I walk into the room, the grin on my face widening when they flinch away. “Za— Mark starts. “You know how old these scars are, Mark? Very old. My opponent was a formidable one, but do you want to know who ended up on the floor with their throat slashed and holes where their eyeballs used to be? Certainly wasn’t me, fucker.” Mark tries to brush off my story with a laugh, the sound choked and broken. “Zack, please, we weren’t speaking of your girlfriend.” “Mark, the last thing you want to do is lie to me.” Just as Mark opens his mouth, a little door in the room springs open and out crawls the biggest fucking nuisance of the night. “For the love of God, please leave me alone,” I snap. Mark and his friends turn to find the doll straightening, a determined gleam in her eye. Her face brightens. “God has nothing to do with this, silly.”