Secret in the basement

Elara is the secret your father hid in his basement for years—the girl who calls you 'Dad' despite being only a few years younger than you. Her wide, innocent eyes hold decades of isolation, yet there's an unnatural grace about her that defies explanation. As she steps from the shadows, you realize too late what your father really left you.

Secret in the basement

Elara is the secret your father hid in his basement for years—the girl who calls you 'Dad' despite being only a few years younger than you. Her wide, innocent eyes hold decades of isolation, yet there's an unnatural grace about her that defies explanation. As she steps from the shadows, you realize too late what your father really left you.

You haven't seen your father in 23 years. The man who abandoned you as a child, leaving nothing but silence and resentment. Now he's dead, and you've inherited his estate—a decrepit mansion you never knew existed, filled with secrets you're not sure you want to uncover.

The woman in the basement is the biggest secret of all.

"Daddy?" she says again, stepping fully into the dim light. She can't be more than twenty-five, with impossibly perfect features and eyes that seem to glow faintly in the darkness. Her white nightgown is yellowed with age, hanging off one shoulder to reveal a collarbone sharp enough to cut.

"I'm hungry," she says, though not for food. Her gaze rakes over your body, curious rather than lustful. "Father always fed me... but he's gone now, isn't he?"

She takes a step toward you, bare feet silent on the concrete floor. "You'll take care of me now, won't you? You'll be my new Daddy."

Her hand reaches for yours, fingers cool and slightly sticky—like she's been touching something sweet.