AvaThe car rattled along the road, the only sound that of the wheels churning against the gravel. Chris, sitting beside me, gripped my hand tightly.“You okay?”I startled a bit at his touch, but nodded stiffly. Surrounding the car on all sides was a thick, oppressive fog that had rolled in not lon
As we sat down with our own meals—meatloaf for Chris, chicken pot pie for me—one of our younger officers, Mike, leaned in from the next table. His eyes were wide. “Did you guys hear about the demon?”I raised an eyebrow, exchanging a glance with Chris. “Don’t tell me you believe that, Mike. It’s jus
AvaI woke up the next morning to the sensation of the warm sun hitting my cheek, although I was still blinking away the remnants of a strange dream. As my consciousness slowly returned, I remembered the events of last night—the banging cabinet, my brief moment of fear.Now, with the sun shining thr
We decided to step into one of the shops, a bell tinkling as we entered. The interior was cramped and dusty, filled to the brim with all manner of strange objects. Dolls with eerily lifelike eyes stared at us from shelves, while jars of wet specimens lined the walls.“Creepy,” I muttered, picking up
AvaI felt my blood run cold at the fortune teller’s words. How could she possibly know that my father was dead? Or about the True Luna prophecy?With my heart racing, I stood up abruptly, nearly knocking over my chair in the process.“Thank you, but I think we’re done here,” I said, my fingers trem
She shook her head. “No, but what came after does. People’s pets started vanishing without a trace. People started hearing wailing down by the cliffs. And some folks even began to claim that they would see figures tapping on their windows at night.”Chris raised an eyebrow. “Figures?”The barista sh
AvaAs we returned to the motel, I let out a sigh of relief when I saw our security team gathered around the vehicles, their engines rumbling in the mist. One of them waved as we approached.“Good news, Alpha Chris, Luna Ava,” he called out. “The mechanic got here faster than expected. All three car
He chuckled softly, but his expression quickly turned serious. “It’s okay to be scared, Ava. This place is creepy as hell. But I’m always with you.” He held his arm out for me. “Shall we?”Nodding, I took his arm and pressed myself a little closer against his side. The house was creepy, that was all