There was sadness in her eyes

They didn't show Valerie the box with the dead man's head in it but told her it was better left unseen.

"I wish I could also unsee it. It's gruesome." Mariam said. "And Stacy wouldn't stop shaking so I asked her to take a break."

From the sound of it, it really was gruesome. But she still hadn't responded if she wanted to know about the contents of the box and why exactly it was classified as a gruesome sight when they decided to tell her the contents of the letter.

It was soaked in blood so it was no good showing it to her either.

"I see." She said and sighed. "It's a threat. He's doing crazy things just to get my attention and make me go to him." She slowly lowered her head and with a frown, she muttered, "How childish."

"How far does he intend to go?" Mariam asked.