Chapter 12 Shadows Within

• The echoes of their recent victory against the remnants of the cabal lingered in the air as Jack Harper and Maria returned to the precinct. Despite their success in thwarting the cultists' plans, a sense of unease settled over Jack like a shroud. The city seemed quieter, the shadows deeper, as if holding their breath before the next storm.
• Reports continued to trickle in—strange occurrences, unexplained phenomena, all pointing to a lingering darkness that refused to dissipate. Jack buried himself in case files, searching for patterns, connections that might unravel the mystery of the cabal's resurgence.
• One afternoon, Jack received an unexpected visitor—a woman cloaked in shadows, her presence unsettling yet strangely familiar. She introduced herself as Isabella, a scholar of ancient mysticism and keeper of secrets long forgotten.