Pack of Shadows

h Maggie had answered some of her questions, but it had also raised more. The forest wasn't just a place,

self as she walked through the quiet streets of Hollow Creek, her thoughts swirling. Maggie's warning echoed in her mind: "Stay awa

it up, her fingers brushing over the worn leather cover. Her mother's words were like a map, leading her through a landsc

uch and opened the jou

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d in sweat, my heart pounding. I can feel them, even when I'm awake. They're watching me, waiting for something. I can't shake the feeling that the forest is al

frantic, the handwriting less steady. Her mother had been spiraling, cau

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that surge of energy, that connection to something ancient and powerful. It's like the stone is a part of me, like it knows me. And I saw something this time-image

ns, the same pull toward the stone. But what did it mean? What was this connection that se

s were filled with descriptions of dreams and visions, of strange occurrences in the forest. Her mother had become conv

ed an entry tha

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ieves me. He said I should stay away from the forest, that I'm imagining things. But I know what I've seen, what I've felt. He doesn't understand-no one does. But he gave me somethin

ried to help her. And the book, could it still be in the house somewhere?

orn, their spines cracked with age. She ran her fingers over the titles, pulling out anything that seemed out of place or particularly old. N

gs, but the leather was soft and worn, as if it had been handled many times over the years

phrases like "ancient rituals" and "forest spirits." As she flipped through the book, she realized it was a collection of stories and legends, passed

other world. The story spoke of a time long ago, when the people of Hollow Creek had worshipped the forest, believing it to be a

y, a place where the veil between worlds was thin, allowing dark spirits to cross over. The people had abandoned the stone, leaving it to be swallowed by the fo

other had been right,the stone was more than just a relic of the past

together, but there were still so many questions. What did it mean to be

efore. But she also knew that the more she uncovered, the more dangerous it would

t turn back now. Whatever the truth was, she had to find it-even if it m