The ladder outside was creaking.
Probably the boys returning. Which meant I had to finish this quickly.
Ava was now lying on the floor, almost unconscious, from when I hit her with the beer bottle.
She still had that distant look in her eyes.
The ladder stopped creaking.
"Ava, I've missed you..."
I knew that voice.
Ava's eyes widened in fear.
So did mine.

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Poison in Your Tea
Mystery / ThrillerIsla has left everything behind. Her previous life forgotten, she seeks a new start at Hollow Water Manor. A place where she isn't recognised. A place where she isn't suspected for murder. But then the killings start, and this time she isn't the one...