Alice was still trying to catch her breath.
The vision clung to her mind like a dream she couldn't shake.
A waterfall.
A hidden cave.
A stone gate.
"Find the gate before they do."
Her fingers tightened around the Moonstone.
It was warm now.
Comforting.
Almost... alive.
Ryan stepped toward her.
"What did you see?"
Alice looked up.
"I think..." She swallowed. "I know where the gate is."
Lily's eyes widened.
"No."
Evelyn grabbed Alice's arm.
"You cannot tell anyone."
"I wasn't planning to."
A loud creak echoed from the hallway.
Everyone froze.
Ryan's head snapped toward the attic door.
"I thought we blocked that."
Another creak.
Then...
Silence.
Too much silence.
Jake had taught Alice one thing about silence.
It usually meant danger.
Ryan slowly walked toward the
