Darkness

Previously

…He pulled Maya towards the exit, their footsteps echoing unnervingly in the sudden silence. They burst out of the archives, gasping for breath, the familiar scent of old paper and dust a welcome relief from the cloying perfume of dread. But the game was far from over. The killer had made it clear: Oakhaven was their playground, and Liam and Maya were their unwilling players. The ticking of the clock, the scent of roses, the chilling messages – they were all pieces of a puzzle, a terrifying game designed to break them. And as Liam clutched the locket in his pocket, he knew they had to find the key, the missing piece, before the clock ran out.