EPISODE 26 — THE ORIGINAL MAJORY

(POV: Aileen) A thin, raspy voice slips out from inside the strange little house. "Come on. Step inside." My heart slams against my ribs. I turn toward my friends, startled. They're tense too—alert, focused, already bracing for a fight. "Can't you hear me? Come on. Hurry up." Asher doesn't wait. He's already by the door, shooting us an impatient look that clearly says: Well? Are you coming or not? Standing here frozen makes no sense. So we move toward him. Careful. On edge. How on earth is he so calm? His danger threshold must be below zero. He's already inside. We follow. Grogher is about to kneel and peek in—just like he did at Asher's place—when suddenly the door grows huge. The whole house lifts, stretches, expands in an incredible way… All just so he can walk in comfortably. Grogher…