I knew what had happened. An all too common event in this old house with its antiqued wiring.“A fuse blew.”In the shadowy dark, Kelsea’s lips fo...nd mine. “No big deal then,” she murmured.Nicole’s voice filtered up from the floor below. She sounded irritated and angry. “Hey! What’s hell is going on!? A bunch of lights went off down here.”Zoey joined in, “I still can’t zee anything!”Our upstairs bathroom had no windows. With the door closed, it would be in utter blackness. As much as I didn’t. When she introduced her partner, Micky, who was not much taller than he was, Collin knew that man took every opportunity to let Minnie try to suffocate him. It wasn’t hard to tell that Micky loved her dearly and the soft look Minnie bestowed on her partner implied that she loved him just as much.The couple proudly showed them around. Minnie told them that they had chosen this style of establishment because people from out of town often wanted to stay for a week or more while they did their. Miriam replied, rather sharply. "But you did kill that Argie, and you never did like my parents." What do you mean? I didn't enjoy killing the Argie; it was either him or me, and I've never disliked your parents." Well, you never sent a card on the anniversary of their deaths. I sat watching the post for a week after the day – I should have known that you had forgotten – you never had any thought for them when they were alive, so why should you care when they were dead?" She sniffed. "You might. . , I can’t think about all those things now ... maybe some other time.She stood in front of Greg, trying to control her anxiety.Greg ran his hand slowly over her tail inspecting her as if she was an object. She shuddered a little whenever he ran his hands over her tail.“Jessica Do you want ask something?”“Should I call you sir or Greg? ... will I be punished if I talk? ... and are you going to kill and eat me?”Mutts are considered a delicacy in some circles, kind of like when people used to.