Chapter 213: The Reckoning Before the Storm

The return to the Spears family manor was not one of triumphant fanfare, but of heavy, profound silence. The first rays of dawn were painting the sky in hues of grey and soft rose as Peter’s car crunched to a halt on the gravel driveway. The night’s blood and terror seemed a world away, yet its scent clung to them like a shroud. William and Amelia Spears were waiting on the porch, their faces etched with a sleepless night’s anxiety. The moment they saw Allison, safe and sound though pale...