The Forgotten Ones

The Forgotten Ones
Elias thought he was just moving to a new town, leaving his old life behind. But a dark secret lurks beneath the surface of Somerset, a secret whispered in shadows and marked by tragic disappearances. When a chilling discovery pulls him into the hunt for a notorious serial killer, Elias finds himself entangled with a clandestine group of teens determined to uncover the truth. Will he find a place among 'The Forgotten Ones,' or become another casualty in the town's grim history?

The stale air of the car hung heavy, thick with the unsaid. Elias, pressed against the cold window, watched his reflection — dead hazel-green eyes framed by unruly brown curls. Six hours. Six hours of his five-year-old sister, Ava, chattering to her dolls and the monotonous GPS voice, charting their course to a new, unwelcome life. He closed his eyes, clinging to fragmented memories of his old baseball team, old friends, his old room. Everything he couldn't pack, everything he'd left behind.

"Almost there," his father sighed, a forced cheer in his voice that made Ava giggle.

"Mommy!" Ava shrieked, launching herself forward, her doll's heel connecting sharply with Elias's head.

"She's not my mom," Elias blurted, the words harsher than he intended, silencing the car. His father's knuckles whitened on the steering wheel, his gaze in the rearview mirror turning to daggers. The ride grew quiet, the tension suffocating enough to even still Ava. He knew he should apologize, but he couldn't. Not when his prediction was already coming true: everyone else wins. Except him.

He stared out, counting the seconds until they reached this new, dead town.

The Forgotten Ones

The Forgotten Ones

ThrillerSerial KillerSmall TownMysteryTeen