บท 60: Chapter 60 - Death's Shroud

Tansy shoved her way inside the city morgue, calling out for Mark Rochester, Jayden stewing in her wake.

“Back in autopsy,” Tansy heard the detective call out. She could hear the strain in his voice.

When she finally found the autopsy room, she stopped short just inside the doorway. Mark stood next to Laci, a lady pacing in a tight circle beside him, her arms over her chest, clearly agitated. Mark leaned back on an empty metal table, gripping the edge as he stared at Laci. The eldest Valentine stood motionless, her hand hovering over an empty spot on the table.

“Laci!” Jayden cried out as she pushed past Tansy, racing to her sister.

Mark Rochester stopped her, however, keeping her from touching her sister. “I’m not sure that’s a good idea,” he said. “She’s not in there from what Nazareth said.”

Jayden stopped, the detective’s arms still holding her away from her sister. “What do you mean she’s not in there? Where is she?”