1. Into the Fog...

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:06:06 +0000

The fog clung to Crescent Bay like a shroud, swallowing the edges of the cliffs and muting the crash of waves below. Lila Voss gripped the steering wheel of her rusting hatchback, her knuckles pale against the cracked leather. The town’s welcome sign was barely legible, its letters peeling like old skin. She’d come here to escape—herself, her failures, the ghost of a life she’d left in pieces. But as the ocean’s growl filled the silence, she wondered if Crescent Bay was less a refuge and more a trap.