Lillie’s breath caught.6Please respect copyright.PENANAaACZKaDcr4
A figure stood in the doorway.6Please respect copyright.PENANA7wjn38c4kB
Tall. Bent. Flickering at the edges like static.6Please respect copyright.PENANArp59Z5jh7i
The same creature from the woods.6Please respect copyright.PENANACa2Md88yAt
Lilly grabbed Lillie’s arm. “It followed us.”6Please respect copyright.PENANAFPdoSpV1hT
Madison whispered, “No… it lives here.”6Please respect copyright.PENANA9tNodgK7Rf
The creature tilted its head — a jerky, unnatural movement — and stepped into the hallway.6Please respect copyright.PENANAtpEbGvFovG
Bear barked, loud and furious.6Please respect copyright.PENANA1veAVK1LXY
The creature twitched.6Please respect copyright.PENANA8oFwCHcFi1
Then it spoke.6Please respect copyright.PENANANkYoj0Su8U
Not with its own voice.6Please respect copyright.PENANAkrfNuUqtt2
With Jamie Carter’s.6Please respect copyright.PENANA4aWHycG9ef
“Help… me…”6Please respect copyright.PENANAXShZerpAZf
Lillie’s blood turned to ice.6Please respect copyright.PENANA8AHXSLHweh
Madison stepped back. “No. No. That’s not him. That’s not Jamie.”6Please respect copyright.PENANAV2d6pGoUUn
The creature took another step.6Please respect copyright.PENANAYxPwG2z3wh
“Help… me…”6Please respect copyright.PENANAxYOW3ab4Dp
Lillie felt tears sting her eyes. “Jamie? Jamie, where are you?”6Please respect copyright.PENANAnldLaWAD2O
The creature’s head snapped toward her.6Please respect copyright.PENANAYdFUy7Hpmf
“Lillie…”6Please respect copyright.PENANAEDQXFNrywC
Her name came out broken, distorted, like a voice played through a dying radio.6Please respect copyright.PENANAVxxfC7dQe2
Theo grabbed her arm. “It’s mimicking him. It’s not Jamie.”6Please respect copyright.PENANAoa5Uq5ggWe
The creature twitched violently — then lunged.6Please respect copyright.PENANAbZyrAQle77
“RUN!” Lillie screamed.6Please respect copyright.PENANAl37rwzLwMs
They sprinted down the hallway, Bear barking wildly, the creature’s distorted footsteps slapping the floor behind them.6Please respect copyright.PENANA06xOciIwFq
They turned a corner — and Mason spotted a metal door.6Please respect copyright.PENANAYXDmehamsR
“In here!”6Please respect copyright.PENANAiY3nmHu5Qn
They dove inside. Mason slammed the door shut and locked it.6Please respect copyright.PENANAImO2f5KwYm
The creature slammed into the other side.6Please respect copyright.PENANAN2IOu1bsKC
BANG. BANG. BANG.
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The Jedburgh anomaly
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