Chapter 7

I should have known better. Once you put a tick in Sadie’s ear, there it stays, growing fatter and greedier. I kept Byron in earshot for as long as I could to avoid talking to her any further about my hypothesis, but I could only do it for so long. The place she chose to pounce on me was in the shower, taking me by surprise and embarrassment as she strolled in, fully clothed to my stark naked.

‘Sadie,’ I whimpered. ‘What are you doing in here?’

I knew full well.

‘Get over it, Jake,’ she said. ‘N...