when she washed away the dried blood between her legs , she realized her bleeding had stopped , days early . i 'm going to kill him , '' he said , his voice deadly calm . she felt the weight of his gaze on her as she moved about the room , and it did nothing to calm her own storm of desire . thomas saw my look as he straightened . seth was nowhere near the edge of the lawn . 'or scale of the alligator or whatever you call it in these parts . ' 