Synopsis

The news had settled like a stone in the room, heavy and cold. A life extinguished. Joel felt a familiar knot of unease tighten in his stomach; this felt wrong. He didn’t believe it was an accident, not really. Shaunna was the obvious focus, the prime suspect in a tragedy that had fractured their small world. Meanwhile, Hayley remained adrift, haunted by the ghost of Mitch. The pain of their past lingered, a constant ache that shadowed her every move. The weight of the situation pressed