g the inn, she hurried to her room, bolting the do

vy burden of New Raven Town's secrets. She flipped through her n

ption from the sheriff's report. How could a girl disappear from a small town two wee

ded both casual and weary. "He

trying to gather information about the case of a yo

ering his words carefully. "I'm sorry, but if you nee

sounde

ces, searched through the woods and intervi

ng at the right angle or pursuing the

our duties? If you require any help or have any informati

the local police were trying to conceal. However, when s

overly reserved. It was as though everyone had some

out their take on this matter." Eliana said,

use, which appeared modest in size y

ered the door. Their faces were pale, an indication

"We had really hoped someone from the outside would

request to meet. Thank you, M

en, a high school graduate, and was about to leave New Raven To

in her hands, as if she was trying hard to suppress her emotions. Dave stood by the window,

he police checked everywhere, but they did

u tell me more about Lia? What ha

er notebook,

around seven, and I was cooking at the time. We waited, but she didn't retu

ans to go somewhere els

but weak. "She wouldn't go anywhere

Eliana asked, feeling there might be more. "Wa

he days before she went missing. She didn't talk much

pausing for a moment. "Did

about what was weighing her down, but she just brushed it off,

ce tense. "After her disappearance,

e read: "W

s eyes

speaking to her best friend, Bonnie, on the

ame more i

eran's

ed down the

t was Lia talking to Bonnie about? Eliana couldn't

the lead she

of New Raven, she was receiving a lot of attention. She thought about the new leads she had j

counter where a nineteen-year-old girl with dark bro

Bonnie

ind of lead as to what happened with Lia,

t friend," Bonnie sa

. "I am sorry about your friend, but can you te

if contemplating

few days before she went missing, she said something about having

ing her?" Any name? Or say anyt

hing over the phone" Bonnie

ing she wasn't

n, curious. "Wh

close to see who it was, but it spooked her out and, by the light o

a's intestines t

e Vance. The heir to the Kier

you s

ing things. She described the glowing yellow e

Why did my skin crawl? And who was Vance? What

ize the information she had gathered, pencil between her lips. She