The mother In The Shadows
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Episode 48 — The Mother in the Shadows

“Hello, my son.”

Ethan stopped breathing.

The woman's voice had come from directly behind him.

He turned around.

Nothing.

Only darkness.

“Mom?”

His voice sounded unfamiliar even to himself.

Rachel grabbed his arm.

“Ethan, don't move.”

A faint light appeared at the end of the corridor.

A silhouette slowly emerged.

A woman.

Long dark hair.

White coat.

She walked toward them without saying a word.

Ethan's heart pounded.

He knew that face.

Even after all these
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