Chapter 216

Winnie’s tweet sent a shiver down the spines of her followers the moment it hit the digital waves. And for good reason, the last person she’d publicly accused of having blood on their hands was Naylor, and he had the lives of five souls weighing on his conscience.

Now, she was calling out the perp who’d gone after a child with a blade, saying he was steeped in blood debts, and not just a few.

“My God, could this be the work of a serial killer?”

Panic swept through the online community at the speed of light. Within minutes, the tweet had been shared over ten million times, and Winnie’s words were trending.

Then came the call from Newman, his voice urgent and breath short.

“What did you mean in your tweet? What’s this about a blood debt? How many has he…”

Winnie cut him off, “It’s not human lives.”

That one line eased–Newman’s panic, but his breathing was still labored.

“What then?” he asked.

“Animals. Small ones.” Winnie replied, her voice colder than usual, tinged with disgust, “Even cats and dogs have spirits, especially those brutalized to death. Their souls cling to their tormentor.”

Newman felt no relief. He wasn’t particularly fond of pets, but he despised animal cruelty all the same.

Years on the force had shown him that many violent offenders had histories of torturing animals. Cat abusers were rampant, and their twisted psyches were often laid bare in their actions.

It wasn’t an overstatement to say that those who found joy in hurting animals were potential murderers.

With no animal welfare laws in place, these monsters roamed free, and their actions were oft by like–minded individuals online.

“The department is prioritizing this case. I’ll make sure we look into what you’ve said.”

“Okay.”

ed on

She retweeted her

internet exploded

Don’t leave us hanging like that. I thought we had another psycho on the loose.”

out once and

you guys, all shocked. I knew it wasn’t a person. If

think everyone else already tagged

a pet matter to anyone?”

I’m not surprised that someone who’d attack a child in cold blood would enjoy torturing animals in his

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animals is sick

angry, and why are there

not only didn’t stop him but also brought home animals under

that too. That family is beyond evil. I can’t even bear to look

raging, yet nobody doubted Winnie’s words, not after the revelations

internet called for justice, the Emerald Bay PD issued a detailed

outlined the suspect’s basic info and his twisted rationale for the

he lashed out in pain after his girlfriend dumped him, missed her flight at the airport due to traffic, and, seeing a bunch of kids happily disembarking from a

almost laughed.

fools? A knife to win back his girlfriend? More like

say that. What if he was planning

get through security with a knife, so he stayed outside, right?”

to be on a field trip. What did they ever

“Definitely a psycho.”

guy needs to be locked away.”

murder, right? Can any legal eagles tell me

debate was raging when another long

to speak up. Hi everyone, I’m the ex–girlfriend Lyndon mentioned, but I broke up with

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