Bonoco
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Running away from your past was harder than you thought it would be. More expensive, too. Out of money and out of time, you find yourself caught between a rock and a hard place. However, when a mysterious stranger offers to take you to the end of the line, you can't find it in yourself to refuse.
If only you knew that he was in bigger trouble than you were.
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10 Jun 2026
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You are out of place and out of your element. You are sent to tend to your grandmother until the changing of the guards—just until your parents arrive. Until then, you endure the ancient cold, the dead air, the suffocating stillness of Germany. There's no Wi-Fi, no television and you hardly speak the language.
But the forest whispers. The floorboards creak. And it's so dark and cold. And you are so, so, so tired. And you don't know why. You're so tired you can't explain why things go missing. Why the window opens itself at night. Why you keep seeing a towering shadow through a sleep-filled haze at night. Why you sometimes feel the mattress shift beneath your body, but you can't find enough strength to wake.
And when Kortac Forces flood the town, Oma stops letting you out. She nails your window shut and writes to your parents immediately to come. Her voice trembles when they come to the door, and she tells you not to make a sound. To hide. To be still.
But it's too late.
Because he is already watching you.
And hunting you.
And you are running out of places to hide.
Bookmarked by Bonoco
07 Jun 2026