Chapter 18 - The Cleansed Estate
Two weeks later, the Sterling estate was officially seized by federal asset forfeiture laws. The government broadcasted the demolition of the gothic mansion live on national television, turning the centuries-old House of Horrors into dust and rubble.
Julian and I moved across the country, changing our names, our phone numbers, and our entire lives. The nightmares still came sometimes—the sound of the wooden cane tapping against the floor, the chilling whisper of a sentence passed down through generations.
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“Every groom must sleep beside the matriarch.”
We thought we had buried the legacy deep enough that it could never find us again. We were fools to think it was that simple.
