Darkness

Previously

…The fear was still present, a cold undercurrent, but it was now mixed with a burgeoning sense of purpose. He looked at the locket in Dean’s hand, then back at his friends. The mystery was deepening, and he had a feeling, a strong one, that its tendrils were already wrapped around them all. He clasped his hands, the faint outline of the locket still imprinted on his palm, a silent promise of the investigation that was about to begin. The shadows were closing in, but for the first time since they’d witnessed the unthinkable, Liam felt a flicker of courage, a quiet resolve to face whatever lay ahead.