However, what she saw made her blood run cold. Lining the walls of the shed were taxidermied animals, their glassy eyes staring lifelessly ahead. Vanessa’s breath caught in her throat, her mind reeling as she took in the eerie sight, her heart pounding with mounting terror.
Each animal was meticulously preserved, frozen in unnatural poses that sent a shiver down her spine. A sense of horror gripped her as panic began to claw its way up. The idea that Dr. Henderson could be involved in something so grotesque was almost too much to bear.