a fabric note was sewn onto a suitcase.

Dear ^%]%^]*, I hope that you and your family are doing well. Thomas seems to be okay. How is the cat? How is A—

The note was torn before A could be finished as a name. Damn it. A woman stood above the suitcase. She looked Slavic, her hair was black and greasy and her face was covered in blood. Her teeth were visible through her torn lips. Her face was enough to make anyone shiver.

“ I’m Clara. “ She had a Slovakian accent.