gray realized the monster must have been stalking him all along from below . i dont know how far , just that it is near . i have to turn it over to animal control , '' cooper started , wanting them out of his store but having a legal responsibility , too . the trust and the love her saw in them made his throat tighten . he slid in and out of dreams about water , the sound and taste of it , and woke to hear the waves sloshing against the side of the boat . 