Chapter 3. Seeds of Doubts The door shut behind us with a click that sounded louder than it should've. We walked back in silence, the chill in the afternoon air doing little to cool the strange warmth still lingering in my chest, not the kind of warmth that comes from comfort, but from unease. I wanted to say something. Just a line: Did that feel…off to you? But every time I opened my mouth, her calm face told me not to....

Chapter 1: The New Neighborhood The ad had made it sound like paradise. "Safe locality. Peaceful neighbors. Ideal for couples." The pictures were bright: sunlit lanes, trimmed hedges, families walking hand-in-hand. We were tired of the noise, of the constant clamor of city life. This was supposed to be a new chapter. When we arrived, though, the air felt… heavy. The street was eerily quiet. Not the kind of quiet that come...