Following a tragic incident in L.A., detective Kacey Dean has returned to her hometown of Pleasant Hills, Washington, just in time to be swept up in a series of murders called the Chosen Killings-- citizens of Pleasant Hills are killing people seemingly at random, saying the words "I am chosen" before committing the murder. Kacey Dean has killed the man she thought was responsible, but she's about to find out that the Chosen Killings are far beyond her, or anyone's, understanding.

I Am Chosen

Kacey sat at the end of her bed, looking again at the timeline. Hollis leaned against the wall near the bedroom door, having driven her here from the cemetery. Both of them had been at a loss as to an explanation for Hanson's grave. Putting a pin in that for now, they decided to address the most urgent matter—the killings. And to try to figure out a way of getting ahead of them.

/"There's still too much we don't know,/" Kacey said. /"Until we know more we're just reacting. We need to go on the offense./"

Hollis nodded. /"I agree. We have to understand our enemy in order to defeat it./"

/"I’m telling you, I think that stone is the key./"

/"It's a rock,/" Hollis said. /"Between continuing to protect the people on that list and chasing after some cockamamie theories about that… lump, I choose protection./"

Chapter27