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Curse of the crimson moon

Chapter 3 The Shifting Shadows

Word Count: 1268    |    Released on: 03/02/2025

ho from the past while it tugged at her senses. Frozen in the doorway she held the flashlight which trembled as she scanned the room for any signs of disturbance. Nothing. The bed had been m

he hair at the base of her neck while the room vibrated with a faint and barely noticeable hum. She moved forward at a slow pace while her eyes quickly scanned each corne

and her breath stopped mome

ed blood stain with her trembling fingers

evidence to reveal what had occurred. The room showed signs th

rembled. She stumbled backward from the unexpected noise while her heart pounded fiercely against her chest. She hurried towar

epped away from the door which made her footsteps

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le, Out

pale light. Something about tonight felt different-darker, heavier. As he watched the shadows lengthening across the porch h

pond. Something was wrong. That same deep-seated anxiety which first st

tation. His priority was to check on Olivia's conditi

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ide the

breathing accelerated and her thoughts raced through her mind. The pendant pressed against her skin with an intense bur

nd the latch rusted and the warped wood immovable. Her heart thundered in her chest. She was locked in. The wal

someone or something was deliberately playing with her. The footsteps reverberated thro

um

aking sound from behind her followed by the d

ile her flashlight beam tr

thump

ased in speed. Her heart pounded as she turned toward the door yet she bec

tack. Each breath Olivia took came out in quick, sharp gasps as she retreated from the door

eapon as she held it defensively before her. The rapid beating of her he

thump,

pen with an explosive cr

connect with anything. The room was empty-silent once more. The d

bling throughout her body. Her thoughts were in dis

that yearned to make its existence known

chael Reach

e began to creak open. He pressed the door with care

acant room where his voice reve

oked around. The house was still, too still. The air c

ou inside?" he

nstincts pleaded with him to return but he had to keep moving forward. Not now. He had to go on

ichael's eyes widened. Michael raced up the stairs tw

e area. The corridor extended before him with pale moonlight filtering through the windows to provi

ith fear as he shout

g from within the room. He opened the door w

hile gripping a candlestick with wide-open ey

he murmured with her voic

hile using his hand to t

u need to c

etween them while a menacing growl reverberated t

el fr

rt stopped. The growl intensified as the air became heavy with earthy aromas m

es staring back at them from the

ith a quivering vo

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