Chapter Seven: Buried Secrets

 The next morning, Eleanor searches the house for any records of past owners. In the attic, she finds a rusted lockbox hidden beneath loose floorboards. Inside are old documents, including a death certificate for Margaret Vale—dated three days after her disappearance. But what truly unsettles Eleanor is another document beneath it:  


Marriage License – Margaret Vale & Jonathan Blackwood


The name sends a shiver through her. Blackwood—the original owner of the house. The man who vanished without a trace after Margaret’s death.  


As Eleanor flips through the papers, she notices something else—an old key wrapped in a faded silk ribbon. It looks familiar, like the one she saw in her dream.  


Before she can process what it means, the attic door slams shut.  


A whisper slides through the darkness, colder than before—  


"You’re getting too close."


Then, the light flickers, and the temperature drops. A presence looms behind her, casting a long shadow against the attic wall.

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