He had gone to Blackwood Village expecting to uncover the reason behind the unexplained illnesses. Instead, he had discovered something far more disturbing: a ritual that had been practiced for generations, a network of symbols connected to an ancient force, and evidence that the same symbol had appeared in another village that had vanished years ago.
Whatever was responsible had been operating for generations, and Kade had no intention of allowing the trail to disappear again.
He would find where it led.
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CROSS ESTATE
When breakfast finally came to an end, Gerald pushed his chair back and rose from the table, his decision already made. He had no intention of going to the hospital yet, and there was still a considerable amount of work waiting for him at the company.
