….."Wait, should we report it to the police?"
I quickly nodded. "What! No."
"I mean, they're already investigating this stuff, right?" he said. "If we tell them, it could give them an upper hand. Help them connect the dots faster. We're investigating too, Ash, we shouldn't keep this kind of thing to ourselves…for our safety."
I hesitated. My hand tightened around the bowl.
"I don't think that's a good idea."
"Why not?"
I flinched. "If the killer finds out I snitched to the police…God, Dom. I have more to lose. I have too many people in my life."
"He won't find out," Dominic said. "We'll be smart about it. Just... think about it. We'll go tomorrow, okay? Together."
I gave a small nod, still hesitating.
"Also," he continued, "we need to find out what this serpent group is actually called. Like, their name. Something we can look up or trace. If they're branding people, they're organized. Probably dangerous as hell."
"Yes."