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CHAPTER 135: The Quiet That Wasn’t Quiet

Author: Freda
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-30 13:58:46

The lodge was warm, but the warmth didn’t reach any of them.

Sierra felt it first the strange disconnect that often follows terror. As if her body had arrived inside the sheriff’s safe house, but her mind was still outside, on the highway, somewhere between panic and disbelief. She stood in the doorway for too long, staring at the softly lit interior: the crackling stone fireplace, the two leather couches, the coffee table littered with old magazines.

It all looked too normal.

Too untouched.

Too peaceful for the kind of night they’d had.

“Sierra,” Lila whispered behind her, her voice trembling. “Can you are you gonna move?”

“I… yeah.” Sierra forced her legs to respond. They did, sluggishly, carrying her farther inside.

Vivian followed last, closing the heavy wooden door with a quiet thud. She leaned against it for a moment, her hand still gripping the handle, her eyes unfocused. She looked exhausted more exhausted than Sierra had ever seen her. Not the kind of exhaustion that comes fr
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