"That creepy kid Danny's looking after?" Kate asked, nose wrinkling as she thought about it. She was just a kid, but she was pretty damn creepy and ever since she'd shown up, Kate had been seeing a lot less of Danny. It was like Esther wanted Danny all to herself and, whatever, she was a kid and Kate was pretty much an adult so she'd just backed off. That was how that sort of shit worked.

Except now maybe she'd hurt Coraline.

"Do you know where she is now?" she asked. "I could go talk to her." Or she could go find Danny and see what was going on. Maybe he wouldn't believe her, but she had to at least try.