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The muggy night air of Little Creek hung thick over the empty pavement. A lonely thirteen-year-old, newly arrived from New York, wandered the silent streets, the ache of old friendships a dull weight in his chest. Yet a sharper pull—the town’s whispered, unsettling mysteries—drew him onward. From the deep shadows of an alleyway, a voice cut the stillness: focused, a little breathless. Sloane Spencer leaned against rough brick, smoothing out a crumpled piece of paper, completely unaware the new kid had just overheard her.