That night, Inspector Rehan called them.
A body had been found in the alley.
The girls rushed there, their stomachs tight with dread.
The streetlights flickered weakly. The air smelled of blood.
A man lay sprawled on the ground—his throat torn open.
Sana gasped. "The dogs…"
Rehan stood nearby, arms crossed. "No one saw anything. But look at the body."
Areeba hesitated. Then she saw it.
The blood was smeared in strange shapes.
Like claw marks.
Or…
Writing.
Rehan's voice was grim. "Tell me everything you know. Now."
The Shadows were getting bolder.
And the next sacrifice was coming soon.