Chapter 5: The Hollow Ones Arrive
Lena didn’t leave. She couldn’t. Something had a hold on her now, pulling her deeper into the town’s curse. The more she learned, the more she felt connected to the people of Grey Hollow, as though their fates were intertwined with her own.
That night, the town came alive in a way Lena could never have anticipated.
The streets filled with figures—pale, gaunt, and silent. Their eyes were wide and empty, staring into the distance as if lost in some unholy trance. They moved as one, shuffling down the main road toward the hotel. The Hollow Ones had arrived.
Lena stood at the window, her heart hammering in her chest. They were here for her. The journal had been right. Elias Ward had warned her, but it was too late.
The Hollow Ones gathered outside the hotel, their murmurs rising in volume until it sounded like a chorus of the damned. The whispers filled Lena’s mind, drowning out her thoughts.
And then, in an instant, they were inside.
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