I turned to Rick. “Show them.” He stared at me for a minute before turning around and lifting the hair he had let grow over the infected rune carved there.
Shelly broke down. Her sobs were soft, but everyone could feel the pain. “That’s why you stopped letting me cut your hair?”
He let the hair drop back down. “I couldn’t let you see.” Shelly wiped her eyes before she lifted her arm. Tucked inside her armpit was a brand. “What the f**k is that?” Rick rushed to her side and stared at the brand. “It doesn’t look like mine…or Abby’s.”
Before I could say anything, Alannah took off her shoe and lifted a foot, showing off the same rune on the bottom of her foot. Ternen looked a little green when he grabbed a fist of his hair and pulled back his ear, showing off his own rune. My mom looked at
