Shadows of the Past

but there was something in the way the words seemed to avoid certain details that made Claire uneasy. The journal was a record of events le

s dated July 12, 1963, just a

g about this place. Eden is not the same girl she was when I first met her. There is a darkness in her eyes now, somet

s-this was something else. What had happened to Eden? Why had her father kept such close attention on her? A

es, she came across another ent

e people watching her-waiting for the right moment to strike. I don't know if she's losing her mind, or

ous figures-shadowy individuals who seemed to be lurking just beyond the edge of the narrative. These figures were never fully desc

don't know if I'll ever find her. If anyone asks

rawl, the ink smeared in places as if

uggested that he had known far more than he had ever let on. And the most chilling part was that he had gone to great lengths to protect w

stairs. She stood up, her heart pounding in her chest. She was alone in the house-wasn

. The last thing she wanted was for whoever was upstairs to find her snoopin

e," it

iar, but in the eerie silence of the house, it to

y trustworthy, and she had no idea whether he was there to help her-or to stop her from uncoverin

liberate. As she reached the landing, she saw Dawson standing

voice steady, but the tens

I should have known you'd dig deeper than anyone else wo

now what happened to Eden Harper. I need to know what happen

rstand, Claire. There are things in this town that go beyo

cking her path to the study. He lowered his voice to a w

d the hallway. "But I couldn't. I didn't know how. Your father... he wasn't just investigating

throat. "What are you talking

rrupted, his voice tight. "He was keeping secrets, and I'm

s began to sink in. Her father had been involved in Eden

aid, her voice trembling. "W

I wouldn't. But now it's too late. Whatever your father was mixed up in-it's

her father's cryptic messages-she was closer than ever to the tru

could feel the sheriff's eyes on her as she walked past, but she didn't stop. The tru