Village -ch. 1- -ch. 2 V1.0- By Shadow... | Mother

And behind Elara, from the depths of the well, the singing began again—low, sweet, and endless.

“I inherited the Hawthorne property,” Elara said, voice steadier than she felt. Mother Village -Ch. 1- -Ch. 2 v1.0- By SHADOW...

The Hawthorne house stood at the edge of the village, half-swallowed by ivy. Its windows were dark, its porch sagging, but the garden—the garden was impossibly lush. Roses the color of dried blood climbed the walls. In the backyard, a massive oak stretched its arms over a well. And behind Elara, from the depths of the

“You shouldn’t have come back.”

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