nished sorting a new shipment of flowers and was still shaken from the strange events of the past few days. Brandon's c

een. Her stomach tightened. Weston had always been distant, but there

voice steady despite the un

," Weston's voice came thro

s going on, Weston?

quickly, his words sharp. "You do

pped a beat. "What ar

ed. "I'll explain everything.

for a moment befor

the edge of town. I'll be

n had never been this direct with her before. She grabbed her purse and

*

un was beginning to set, casting long shadows across the quiet path. She spotted him sta

ocked eyes with her. His face was grim

id softly, but he didn

g for anyone else. "You shouldn't be her

e asked, stepping closer to him.

to sit next to him on the bench. As she did

as if to ensure no one was listening. "Neither is our family. There's darkness behin

as off about Brandon's family, but she never imagined it was

ved in things that no one talks about-things that people don't want to believe are real.

ss his words. "Are you saying that Brand

ve been involved in rituals, things that mess with forces they don't fully understand. And now

as all too much. "So, what, you want me to just w

g you this because I care about you. I

this now?" Catherine a

getting worse. I can feel it. It's getting harder to keep it

o steady herself. "I don't know what t

expect you to believe me right away. But tr

eling the strange energy around Brandon, the eerie presence that seemed to follow him. Bu

" Catherine asked quietly, he

g. "He doesn't want to be, but he doesn't have much choi

o process what Weston was saying. "Bu

lose to him, the worse it will get. I'm warning you because I don

weight of his words pressing on her chest. Was she reall

said, her voice trembling. "I don't even k

up abruptly. "But you need to ma

k away, but Catherine grab

telling the truth, then why don't you just le

it's not that simple. You can't just leave

ight, leaving Catherine standing alone on

make. But which pa

r just about their budding friendship. It was about something much darker, something s