Chapter 45 The Noose Tightens

• The chilling text sent a shiver down Sophia’s spine. She reread the message, her mind buzzing with questions and fear. _“If you want to stay alive, stop digging. This is your last warning.”_ It was a simple message but filled with enough malice to send her heart racing. She glanced at Ethan, whose eyes were locked on hers, a frown deepening across his brow as he read the text over her shoulder.
• “Whoever sent this knows we’re onto them,” Ethan muttered, his voice low and filled with tension. “They want to scare us into stopping.”
• “Or worse,” Sophia replied softly. She set the phone down on the table, her hands trembling slightly. The air in the room had turned thick with unspoken dread, the weight of their situation hanging over them like a dark cloud.