rking lot was empty. Aria parked, the journal warm in her hands as if it had a life of its own. She stepped

s dimly lit by a single candle. A figure emerged from the shadows: an elderly nun. Her habit was frayed

ze. "You

Sister Agnes." She pointed to a wooden bench nea

lap. "What's the Veiled One? Why is E

er was a Keeper, a guardian of the veil between life and other realms. The Veiled One is a spiri

ike ghosts?

7, a young woman named Eleanor was wronged by a man she love

ad snappe

ed Eleanor. The Veiled One has been using him, twisting his love

s. "He testified against me.

mother tried to stop it. She was a powerful Keeper, but the Veiled One's influence was too strong

spun. Mom.

usty trunk in the corner of the church. "

d a photo fell out: Aria and Ethan, age 8, smiling on a swing set with dirt on their faces. O

bled. "We were...

from a big, mean dog. You stood between him and that dog, even though you were terrified. He ga

r the trial. The betrayal. The way h

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