‹ Prequel: Beyond
Status: Last story in the Avidity trilogy.

Sinister

Derailed

I watched Charlotte's face as she picked up her phone. It was a short call, but I knew something happened even before she said anything.

"It was John," she told me.

My body stiffened. "What did he want?"

"He knows where we are, Scott."

"He's not getting in here. There are police around here, in case he does. Charlotte." I wrapped my arms around her, and she looked at me. "We knew he was cunning, that when he found out we were here, he would come. I think he knows what you can do, don't ask me how, it's just a feeling. And now he's angry. We've derailed his plans."

"I'm in his way," she whispered.

"So am I."

"But you're normal," she said. Then she stood and went to the window, peering out at the street below. "It must be frustrating for John. He's so calculated all the time, he knows what he's going to do, who he's going to kill. We've thrown a wrench into everything he's done."

"So what do you want to do?" Scott asked.

She smiled, grabbed her gun from the dresser and looked at me. "I'm going to put a dangerous animal down. John Hayes is a monster and I'm going to stop him at any cost."