Let me kill you

olice de

ng at the small piece of metal in front of her. The

ys, but every lead ended in a dead-end. Frus

up and head home, her phone ra

hing," Anna said, her voice

d over her noteb

d a mention of a symbol similar to the one on the me

rowed. "What's

e. At least, not that I can see. B

she was hoping for. But she knew A

r. See if we can find

g that she was missing something. The "T" seemed to be hidin

t I think I found something,"

ed, her pen poised over her notebook. "

old records, and I found a mention of a local business with

rowed. "What ki

get this - it's owned

tightened. "Tyler. T. T

e business closed down years ago. And I c

another lead that seemed to go nowher

d on this tattoo parlor. And see if you ca

was grasping at straws. But she knew she had to keep pushing

ed together in a begging position. He wasn't even aware he was doing it, his

Simple, yet cryptic

walked into the room. "Dude, what's up with you? You l

te, realizing how he must have looked.

. "Meditating? With yo

. "Yeah, it's a new te

nd shook his head. "Sure

ing that the letter was trying to tell him something. He got up and

e feel like it was connected to the str

the door broke the silence. Alex got up to answer it, reveal

friendly. "I'm the editor of the school paper. I hear

ned in surprise.

" Jake said, feel

we need to talk. I've been investigating some strange occur

Sophia know? And how did it relate to the myste

ollowing Sophia out of the

t corner of the library, away from prying eyes. She tur

ogether now," Sophia said, her

r to his. He could feel the warmth of her brea

d against his. It was a soft, gentle kiss, but it se

met Sophia's, and he saw a hint

ince I met you," Sophia said, h

rocess what was happening. But one

gaze burning with intensity. She took

hing," she whispered, her

his, sending shivers down his spine. She led him t

fierce passion. Jake felt himself getting lost in the moment, his se

ith a mischievous glint. "I've been waiting for this moment

him. He felt himself surrendering to her touch, losing himself in the intens

owner. But instead, she found herself standing in front of a small, cozy house wit

old man asked, eyeing

r," Kate said. "I was

e said, her voice trembling. "But he passed away a few years ag

rprise. "I'm so sorry," s

come asking questions eventually. Tyler was involved in some shady d

ed in? And how did it relate to the symbol? She sa

tea with Tyler's grandparents, they bega

but he got in with a bad crowd. They were into so

tting mysterious tattoos and symbols all over his

about a symbol that looks like this?" She

d tattooed on his arm. He said it was some sort of pro

more and more interesting. "Do you know

with long, curly hair. Tyler was obsessed with her. He

onto the old man's.

d us. But he said she was the one who introd

ction to the symbol and the group? She thanked Tyler's grandparents for their

the house she pull