Chapter 28 – Beneath the House
Nate’s Point of View
The word basement sat heavy between us.
None of us spoke for a moment. Not because we were hesitating, but because we all knew—this was it.
The search for the man in the dark coat, the whispers in the walls, the unsettling feeling of being watched… everything led us here.
Beneath the house.
Emma inhaled slowly, clenching her fists as she steadied herself. “Then let’s go.”
Callum gave a slight nod, but his face was unreadable. If he was afraid, he wasn’t showing it. But I could tell—he knew something.
And that meant this was more than just a hunch.
This was a reckoning.
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The Descent
The entrance to the basement was through a narrow door hidden behind an old storage cabinet in the study. The wood was warped, the metal hinges
