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When Adelaide finally woke up, Matthew Kirby had lost a lot of blood.
She didn't hear him scream because his mouth was covered, the howls muffled. It was almost as if the thumping of his frenzied heart had shaken her awake, and for a moment she wasn't sure where she was-in Montana or back in California. The horror had a familiarity that reminded her of home.