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The Disappearance is the second novella in The Fractured Veil, a chilling psychological suspense series where memory is fragile, identity bends, and truth refuses to stay put.
After fleeing the boarding house, Ash carries one fragile proof that Rae was real: a photograph. But the town insists Rae never existed. The café she worked in has no record of her. Her apartment is stripped bare. Even children vanish into erased records, leaving Ash desperate for witnesses who won't forget.
As paranoia grows, Ash uncovers files marked Retired - names, faces, lives neatly crossed out. A sinister festival reveals Rae's face among masked strangers, while allies betray and enemies smile with pity. Every photograph fades, every note warns, and every reflection insists on a different truth.
When the town declares, "You're chasing yourself," Ash must confront the possibility that Rae isn't missing at all - but part of them.
Identity. Memory. Loss.
Nothing disappears quietly here.
Perfect for fans of Black Mirror, Behind Her Eyes, and The Silent Patient, The Disappearance is a claustrophobic dive into obsession and gaslighting, with a twist that will leave you questioning what survives after truth is gone.