Ashley asked, “Why was Rose chained up in your family’s old farmhouse?” Rita shivered, shoulders bony and uneven. “Because I put her there. In times I can barely remember.” Ashley raised an eyebrow. Rita didn’t look strong enough to put anybody in chains against their will. “You chained her up? Why?” “Because she murdered my brother and his children. They were Rose’s children, too, as it goes, but she was never much of a mother.”
