Daniel Never Came Back
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Episode 40: Daniel Never Came Back

Darkness swallowed the chamber.

Ethan couldn't see anything.

But he could hear breathing.

Three people.

No—four.

His mother's breathing.

His own.

And two others standing somewhere in the darkness.

"Mom?"

"I'm here," Elena whispered.

Ethan reached for her hand.

She grabbed it tightly.

"Don't move."

"Why?"

"Because they can hear you."

A soft laugh came from the darkness.

Then the lights returned.

Ethan immediately looked toward the doorway.

The three identical m
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