Ashes and Echoes

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They swore they would never go back. Elise made sure they did. Mara has not seen Elise in years, not since the night their friendship ended in betrayal, until a handwritten invitation arrives. No apology. No explanation. Only a time, a place, and a sense of inevitability she can't shake. By the time Mara reaches the crumbling estate, Elise is gone. Her handbag is still on the table, a half-empty glass of wine beside it, and a note written in neat, deliberate script: I know what you did. An hour later, Jodie arrives. Both women are now trapped in the remote estate — no phone signal, sabotaged cars, and a house full of locked rooms that seem to know more than they do. Elise has left them a trail of clues, each one pulling them deeper into the lie their friendship was built on and the truth they have tried to forget. Some truths are meant to be found. Others should stay buried. By the time Mara and Jodie discover what Elise really wants, one of them