WHAT STARES BACK

The lake has always been still. Too still. After returning to her hometown, Elara begins seeing things in the water—movements that don’t belong to her reflection. It watches her when she sleeps. It smiles when she doesn’t. The more she stares into the lake, the more she realizes something terrifying: It isn’t mimicking her. It’s waiting to take her place. And the worst part? It knows everything she’s trying to forget.