Chapter 1: Homecoming

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:10:01 +0000

The salty breeze wrapped around Anna Mitchell like a long-forgotten embrace as she stepped off the bus and onto the cobblestone streets of Eldermere. The town, with its charming Victorian houses and the relentless sound of waves crashing against the cliffs, seemed frozen in time, yet every corner echoed with her childhood memories. It had been over a decade since she last set foot here, and the ghosts of her past loomed large.