Chapter 22: The Second Shadow
--- 📖 Chapter 22: The Second Shadow Part 1: Vanishing Hours It started with a flicker. Then a blink. Then I’d wake up and entire hours would be gone. One moment I was brushing Liam’s hair. The next, I was in the woods. Barefoot. Mud-caked. Moon-drenched. I stared at my trembling hands. On one was my mark—still pulsing erratically. On the other? Blood. But not mine. Not Liam’s. I raced home. No one was hurt. No one noticed I was missing. Not even Caleb. Because while I was gone… Someone else had been here. Living my life. Wearing my voice. Sleeping in my bed. --- 📖 Chapter 22: The Second Shadow Part 2: Liam’s Drawings I found Liam’s notebook under his bed. Page after page of stick figures. Each page had two mommies. One had golden hair and a bright heart drawn in
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