Without thinking, he abandoned his truck in the middle of the road and ran toward the scene. He could barely see through the flashing lights, but he didn’t care. His daughter was in there. She had to be.
A deputy tried to stop him, but Robert pushed him aside, his voice cracking with desperation. “My daughter is in there! What’s going on?”
Deputy Marvin Bonner stepped forward, his face grim. “Mr. Douglas. We found a girl in the cabin.”
Robert’s knees buckled, and he nearly collapsed. The words “found” and “girl” filled him with a mix of dread and relief. His daughter was alive. But what had happened to her? What had they found inside?
Bonner continued, his voice careful, “She’s alive, but before you go inside, I need to prepare you for what you’re going to see.”
What did that mean? Robert’s mind raced. What could be so terrible inside that cabin
