When my son was rushed to the hospital, my mother lied: “He’s perfectly fine.” But the detective told me, “Your family didn’t call 911. A neighbor found him.” I leaned over my boy. His lips trembled as he whispered one name, exposing a dark family secret I never suspected…

“Not just my pictures, Mommy. Not just the scary monster.”

He took a ragged, bubbling breath that terrified me.

“Grandpa is down there. And the water… the water is getting really loud.”

Chapter Four: The Buried Truth

“What exactly does he mean, ‘the water is getting loud’?” I demanded, whipping around to face Harris, absolute panic seizing my throat.

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