Chapter 3

My scalp tingled with dread. But I distinctly heard "I'm going to kill you," didn't I?

Rook said cat-speak isn't about phonetic similarities; it has its own distinct meaning.

"But why would she tell me to run?"

"Because someone in your family wants to kill you!"

I wanted to curse. It’s just Liam and I living here. He loves me more than anything; how could he possibly want to kill me? I was already stressed enough; encountering some internet charlatan in the dead of night was just infuriating.

I quickly shot back: "Your whole family wants to kill you, how about you go die instead?"

Then I locked my phone and got ready to sleep.

But Rook sent another message.

"Is your cat named Grumble?"