A Twisted Love, A Dark Ritual

ency or a documentary he' d watched. Then, about a week ago, he' d started talking about a "wellness group" he' d joined. He said they were teaching him how to unlock his full p

n year, the guy who helped me move three times and never asked

and something else, something rich and savory. Sa

ghtly. "I thought you could use a healthy bre

the stove, different from

to do that," I s

ed some of the steaming broth into a mug and held it out to me. Her broth looked dar

, drin

ning. Be careful who you trus

t her smiling face. My hear

I stammered, fumbling for my phone.

pretending to answer a call.

shaking. She was trying to poison me. Or worse. She was part of it. The realiza

oom to take a shower. I ran to the kitchen, grabbed my pot of beef bone s

I said to the camer

take a long, deep drink, making sure to swal

Hope this

file to Liam. A wave of relief washed

the couch, pretending to scroll through emails. The mu

at the mug,

Liam his vide

Just s

seemed genuinely glad that the video was sent, that this part of the ordeal was over. She

to drink her broth, why would she be relieved that

en. I picked up the pot I had used, the one with the beef bones. I

d with dark, ugly veins. They looked like they were bruised from

a clatter. This wasn't natural. Thi

human ribs. Liam' s insane request. The anonymous warning about a Soul Swap. Sarah

l breakdown. It was a calculate