For months, Cassandra believed she shared an unbreakable bond with her pet python, Reggie. When nights in her small apartment felt unbearably quiet, she would open his enclosure and let him slither onto her bed. The cool pressure of his muscular body pressed against her skin felt to her like comfort, even affection — a kind of closeness she thought only he could give.
But what Cassandra mistook for loyalty and love was, in truth, something much more sinister. A routine trip to the veterinarian would expose a terrifying reality that left her shaken to her core.