Thu. Jun 25th, 2026

PART 1

At 1:58 a.m., Harlan Mercer woke up to the glow of his phone on the nightstand.

The house was silent. For a moment, he thought it was only an alert.

Then he saw the name.

Sadie.

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Not his son Wesley. Not his daughter-in-law Maren.

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