Chapter 53 - Death's Shroud

“You didn’t get very far,” Tricia said, spinning to face the trio that busted back into her autopsy room. “Where’s the fire?”

Laci left Mark Rochester to deal with the medical examiner as she walked over to the table where Emma Croft’s body lay. There was no time to explain or gain permission. They needed to get through the Dream Realm to where Tharon attacked Regina and Sherri. Laci stood on one side of the corpse, staring down into Emma’s closed eyes. “So, what do we do?” she asked, keeping her focus on the woman’s face. “This isn’t exactly like talking to the dead or entering through a daydream.”

“Hey, get away from that body,” Tricia ordered as she moved over to try to block Nazareth and Laci. “You’ll contaminate the autopsy. Mark, what the hell is going on here?”

Nazareth took a deep breath. “Emma, we need your help,” he said as he laid his hand on the corpse’s shoulder. “We need access to travel through the realms. We need to find Tharon, the revenant who killed you.”