The Dark That Remains

The manor stood like a relic swallowed by time—its windows dark eyes staring out over
the dense Vermont woods. Ivy clung to cracked stone walls, and the wind whispered
secrets through broken shutters. Emma Gray’s car had barely stopped before she was
out, staring up at the house her family had abandoned decades ago.
It was the last place she wanted to be. Yet here she was, clutching a worn leather
satchel, carrying nothing but memories and the letter that brought her back.
The letter had come on a rain-soaked morning, its edges curling with age. A summons
from a lawyer, revealing the truth about the estate—her inheritance. The manor and
everything beneath it.