Chapter 26: Old Street Secrets (2)

Jason Yare placed the skewer order and handed the menu back to the vendor. When he turned, he saw Marlee Juggins covered in goose bumps, her face drawn tight with lingering dread. The old man's words had clearly unsettled her. "Maybe it's a newly built Food Street," Jason offered, trying to reassure her. "Maybe the old man just doesn't know about it." Marlee shook her head, voice trembling. "No. That street felt ancient. There's no way it was new." "The more I think about how those vendors looked...