Chapter 139 In The Python's Burrow

• We had been sitting on the edge of it this whole time, utterly oblivious to what lay beneath. The realization hit me like a wave, and my voice wavered, betraying the fear I hadn’t fully acknowledged. How easily we had been deceived—so close to danger, without any of us realizing it.
• Suddenly, something clicked, and my eyes widened as I shot to my feet. "Wait!" I exclaimed, my heart pounding in my chest. "This tree... I think this is the exact tree where he was buried." My voice grew quieter, more intense, as the pieces fell into place. "Why else would he lure me here?"
• "But that was in Salem!" Victoria argued, but then I presented another explanation.