LOGINBOOK 3: EPILOGUE Elaine dreamt. For the first time in a long while, her sleep wasn’t invaded by shadows or screams. There were no cold sweats, desperate gasps for air, or lingering dread clinging to her chest when she stirred. Instead, her mind conjured something so gentle and surreal it almost b
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 101 -ELAINE- I couldn't sit there for even a second longer, the tension was killing me. Steph was pacing back and forth in the kitchen, desperately trying to get another update from the police. Meanwhile, Duncan was out there, risking everything for something that I knew deep dow
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 100 -ELAINE— The school was surrounded by chaos when we arrived. Sirens screamed in the distance. Teachers were huddled near the entrance, some crying, others shouting into their phones. Parents were arriving in waves, panicked and demanding answers. Duncan didn’t wait; he leapt
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 99 -ELAINE— The banging on my door startled me out of my thoughts. I had barely managed to eat anything all day, my mind spinning endlessly since my last confrontation with Duncan. When I opened the door, Steph stormed in like a hurricane. “What the hell is wrong with Duncan?!” sh
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 98 -DUNCAN- I knew something was wrong. It was the townspeople who informed me about Elaine driving off the cliff. I had no idea, I was devastated about what happened the other night and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I mean, damn it, I know her. She’s stubborn, guarded, but
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 97 -ELAINE— The next day arrived, and I found myself still in the same position I was in the previous night. I hadn't even budged an inch. I missed the knock on the door when Steph arrived. I was completely lost in my world, and I didn't even realize the time or how long I had be
PRESENT DAY KIAN’S POV First day of visiting Beverly at the hotel and I have already mentally checked out. Most of the reason is because I already had a bad start to the day when my Uncle showed up like a knight in shining armour this morning. I can’t seem to shake him off, he just bounces back
LESLIE’S POVTwo more days pass and nothing has changed. The flicker of hope Travis had brought to me danced and burned brightly when I sent my first email. Now, three-hundred-and-something emails later, it barely makes a spark. Travis was right and it took me sending all those emails and getting
“The word must have spread.” Someone on my team, a young blonde woman called Renee, breaks the silence on the table since we got here. I stare at my food, having had a taste and feeling nothing but blandness that makes me lose my appetite.“How the hell did it get out? Only the people on our team kn
PRESENT DAY LESLIE’S POV When I returned home that evening , the scores of shopping bags were no longer in my room. Kian took the hint and I am proud of myself for standing my ground. The maids already helped to arrange my own items that Travis brought earlier this morning. The room now feels mo







