"Sometimes I wonder if anybody here knows what happiness feels like," she blurted out, instantly regretting it. "You're catching on," Jake drawled, eyes gleaming with approval. A crooked self-indulgent smile crawled onto his lips as he leaned closer. "The cage is starting to feel real, isn't it?" ━━━ Lenore comes to a godforsaken town, chasing silence and a second chance within the walls of a crumbling house. But Mercy keeps its own secrets - grief that lingers behind closed doors, people who never truly smile, and three brothers whose lives are weaved invisibly into the town's decay. As Lenore peels off the layers, she begins to realize that maybe Mercy has been waiting for her all along. ━━━ Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters' words, actions, and choices are all made up for the sake of the plot. Please don't take them as a fact or real life representation. ▌│█║▌║▌║ I chose to only use their English names. ║▌║▌║█│▌ ━━━ P.S. English is not my first language, so if you spot mistakes - just know I did my best.
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