"You're… alive?!" The question flew from his lips the instant his gaze landed on Esme, as if his mind struggled to register her presence as real. His expression wavered between disbelief and shock as his eyes searched her face, wanting to confirm the impossible.
But Esme barely flinched at his reaction. She stood unmoved, her silence fueling his bewilderment, but then Leonardo leaned in, his voice soft but laced with a hint of annoyance as he whispered.
"I can get him to shut up if you want." His offer was undeniably tempting, but Esme shook her head with a slight smile.
It had been far too long since she last faced Dahmer, and she wasn't even aware that he was part of the victims who were drugged.