On a misty dawn in April 2024, the wind howled through the trees surrounding Cherry Manor, creating an eerie symphony that seemed to welcome the new inhabitants. Lydia Aldertree stood at the manor's threshold, the weight of her family's history pressing heavily on her shoulders. She had grown up with stories about the manor and its ghosts, but the reality was far more daunting

The morning sun bathed Cherry Manor in a golden light, but the shadows lingering within its walls were far from vanquished. Lydia Aldertree and Ethan Pierce stood on the front steps, gazing at the ancient building that had become both a refuge and a battleground.

Aiden Moore, now 13, returned to Cherry Manor, the old family home he once lived in with his parents, to meet with Sara Fishler about selling the property as the new representative following her father's death. During their meeting in the kitchen, Aiden drank some tea Sara offered and soon began feeling strange. Sara revealed the tea contained muscle relaxants and that she had poisoned Aiden, stating he would not be able to leave as she had sinister plans for him. Unable to move, Sara taunted a paralyzed Aiden before he lost consciousness and slipped away. After dying, Aiden found himself a ghostly presence still tied to the manor, where he encountered the spirit of Lydia, who explained that Sara had murdered him just as she had killed her own great-aunt decades prior. Lydia began to reveal how Aiden could be at peace before Sara suddenly appeared, her twisted smile as haunting in death as it had been in life.