Killed by My Best Friend's Adopted Dog

Issa’s best friend, Rachel Winters, has adopted a dog named Max, and something about the animal makes Issa’s skin crawl. Its face looks almost human, its smile mocking, its eyes full of malice. Worse, Rachel herself seems transformed—glowing, radiant, as if the dog has brought her some dark fortune. When Rachel begs Issa to watch Max during a business trip, Issa’s boyfriend, David Harrington, urges her to agree.

That night, the dog attacks. Issa dies in agony, torn apart and devoured. Afterward, Rachel goes live online, weeping for the cameras, and spins the story into viral fame, blaming Issa for her own death while the internet turns on the victim.

Then Issa wakes on the very day Rachel asked her to take the dog. The human-faced dog is there again, grinning. This time, Issa knows exactly what is coming—and she refuses to walk into the trap a second time.