"You... you can't do this," Kate said breathlessly. "Not to me!"

"You can't do this..." the Cat before her repeated mockingly, "do you know how many little girls have said that? How many girls told us 'you can't do this' just before we smothered the life out of them?" The Cat looked into Kate's eyes curiously. This prey.... seemed different. Scared, but something else she couldn't put her finger on...

"No... you don't understand..." Kate began.