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Buried Truths
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Elliot Carter thought he had left Harrison Creek behind for good. The small Appalachian town, steeped in shadows and secrets, was a place of pain—the memory of his mother’s tragic death and Lily Rose’s haunting disappearance lingering for years. It had been 20 years since Lily vanished without a trace, and now, Elliot is drawn back to the place he swore to escape. The call comes: his father, Dr. Robert Carter, is dying. Elliot returns to Harrison Creek, but it’s not just his father who pulls him back. The mystery of Lily’s disappearance has never let him go. As a child, he accepted the town’s story—that Lily was simply forgotten—but now, as an adult, Elliot knows better. The town hides something far darker. Dr. Robert Carter, the town’s respected doctor, has been hiding something. Elliot begins to unravel cryptic clues suggesting his father’s involvement in Lily’s case is deeper—and more sinister—than anyone could have guessed. With the help of Vera Larkin, a childhood friend turned journalist, Elliot uncovers a web of lies and moral corruption. The more he digs, the more the townspeople close ranks, and the more violent the threats become. Elliot soon discovers the unthinkable: Lily’s disappearance wasn’t an accident—it was planned. And the man responsible for silencing her forever was none other than his own father. As the investigation spirals, Elliot must confront a chilling truth: his father’s dark past may cost him everything, including his own soul. Some truths are better left buried. But in Harrison Creek, the truth always finds a way to surface.
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PROLOGUE
The Night Lily Rose DisappearedThe night was quiet, too quiet for Harrison Creek. A dense fog had rolled in, swallowing the streets and casting the small town in an eerie, suffocating haze. The cold air hung heavy, laced with the smell of damp earth and decaying leaves. The sound of the creek, usually a gentle murmur, was strangely absent, as though the water itself had been frozen in time. The old mill, once the lifeblood of the town, loomed at the edge of the fog, its crumbling brick structure barely visible in the distance. The creek flowed dark and silent beneath it, its waters disturbed only by the occasional ripple of something that didn’t belong. In the dim light, Dr. Robert Carter stood at the water’s edge, his breath coming in shallow, controlled bursts. His back was to the town, his eyes fixed on the shadowy form of Lily Rose as she stood just beyond the trees, her figure barely visible in the thick fog. She was trembling, her clothes soaked through with the wetness
Buried Truths Chapter Eleven:The web unravels
Elliot’s confrontation with his father was only the beginning. The more he dug, the more dangerous the people around him became. In the weeks that followed, anonymous threats escalated. People in the town who had once been friendly turned cold, refusing to speak to him, giving him sidelong glances as if they knew something he didn’t. Elliot knew that Robert wasn’t the only one involved. There were others in Harrison Creek—others who had helped him bury the truth. The problem was figuring out who they were. Vera, too, had her own share of dangers to deal with. She’d received anonymous warnings, and her sources had gone silent. Yet despite the threats, she remained committed to the investigation. But Elliot and Vera were in too deep now. Every door they knocked on, every person they spoke to, only led to more questions. The town, it seemed, was ready to do anything to keep its dark secrets buried. Elliot stepped into Mrs. Rachel Montgomery’s home again. The faint scent of aged w
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Buried Truths Chapter Ten:The ties that bind
Late one evening, as they pored over the brittle pages of old documents in the dimly lit library, Elliot’s phone rang, its shrill tone cutting through the silence like a knife. The night was thick with the kind of silence that only comes when the world is asleep, and the moon hung like a quiet witness in the sky. Elliot and Vera sat outside his house, the cool evening air wrapping around them, mingling with the faint smell of old pine and damp earth. The porch light flickered softly, casting long shadows over the two of them, but they didn’t speak at first. There was something almost sacred in the stillness, as if the weight of the past hung between them, too heavy to disturb. Elliot broke the silence. His voice was quieter than usual, almost fragile. “Vera… I don’t know how to thank you for staying with me. For helping me find Lily. I couldn’t have done this without you.” Vera sat a little straighter, her heart squeezing at the sincerity in his words. She’d been by his side t
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Buried Truths Chapter Nine:The snake beneath the grass
The office of Dr. Mark was eerily calm. A large, polished wooden desk stood in the center of the room, papers neatly stacked, and medical books lining the shelves. The soft hum of the fluorescent lights above was the only sound breaking the stillness. Dr. Mark’s office was a sanctuary of order,a stark contrast to the chaos of what Elliot had just witnessed. Vera sat quietly across from Elliot, her hand resting gently on his shoulder. Her presence was a steadying force, but she could see that Elliot was struggling to hold it all together. The silence between them was thick, filled with unspoken questions, but neither of them knew how to begin unraveling the truth that was just out of reach. Elliot had been silent since they left Robert’s room, his mind racing with the horror of what he had learned and the flood of emotions that came with it. His father’s terror, his outburst of anger, and the truth he had uncovered in the journal,it was all too much to process. “Elliot,” Vera’
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Buried Truths Chapter Eight: The masked hand
The hospital was unnervingly quiet. The soft hum of machines, the distant rustle of nurses’ uniforms, and the occasional murmur of conversations were the only sounds that broke the stillness. Elliot walked beside Vera, his eyes downcast, trying to contain the hurricane of emotions swirling inside him. He could barely keep his thoughts straight. His world had been turned upside down, and now, he was walking straight into the eye of the storm.“Are you sure you’re ready for this?” Vera asked, her voice soft but laced with concern. They stopped in front of the door to Robert’s room, the sterile white walls pressing in on them.Elliot didn’t answer right away. His gaze was locked on the door. He had to do this. He had to confront the man who had destroyed so many lives—including his own. “I’m ready,” he said at last, his voice hollow.Vera hesitated but didn’t press further. “I’ll go to Dr. Mark’s office, and you… you go to your dad.”Elliot nodded, his throat tightening. “I’m not leavin
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Buried Truths Chapter Seven: Beneath the Surface
Elliot Carter and Vera Larkin sat in the dusty back room of the old library in Harrison Creek, a town that once felt like home but now seemed more like a prison of secrets. The air was thick with the scent of mildew and age-old paper, the quiet sound of their breath the only thing breaking the heavy silence. It had been weeks since they first began their search into Lily Rose’s disappearance, and each piece of the puzzle they uncovered led them further down a path they weren’t sure they wanted to follow.Tonight was different. Tonight, they were on the brink of uncovering the truth. But the truth, as they were beginning to understand, was darker than either of them had ever imagined.Elliot’s hands trembled slightly as he flipped through a medical journal he had taken from his father’s office, its yellowed pages revealing far more than he had ever hoped to find. Robert Carter, his father, had been hiding something. Something big. And the more Elliot read, the more horrifying it becam
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Buried Truths Chapter Six:The Weight of Silence
…..Mrs Rachel Montgomery houseVera and Elliot visited Rachel. Rachel was the friend of Elliot’s mum ,older but not frail.She greeted them at the door with a reserved smile. Her gray hair was neatly tucked under a soft scarf, and there was a quiet strength in her eyes that made Elliot both uneasy and comforted at once. Her home, much like her, hadn’t changed in years. The same overstuffed chairs, the same faint smell of tea, the same porcelain figurines on display. Time had simply passed it by.“Well, look who’s here,” Rachel said, her voice warm but weary as she embraced Elliot. He hadn’t expected the hug, but it was comforting, just as he remembered. “It’s been too long, Elliot.”Vera stood back, nodding politely. “Thank you for seeing us, Mrs. Montgomery.”Rachel’s eyes flickered to Vera before she gave a tight smile. “It’s not a problem. I’m just surprised to see you both together after all this time. Come in, sit down. I’ve got some tea ready.” Her tone was casual, but her eyes
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Buried Truths Chapter Five: The Price of Silence
The rain had begun to fall heavily, the sound of it hammering against the roof of Sheriff Will Baker’s house, creating a constant rhythm in the otherwise quiet evening. Inside, the air smelled of coffee and old wood, the scent of familiarity to Vera, who had lived in this house for years. She had grown up here after her parents’ death, and even now, it felt like a place of both refuge and prison. The shadows seemed to cling to the walls as if they held memories she couldn’t escape.She had always known her uncle Sheriff Will Baker as a man of few words—especially when it came to the past. He was the town’s protector, its pillar of strength. But tonight, something had shifted. His words, the cryptic promise he’d made, had hit her like a slap in the face. She couldn’t let it go.She sat at the kitchen table, the hot mug of coffee in front of her growing cold as she waited for him to return from his patrol. The quiet creaking of the old house seemed amplified in the stillness, but her
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Buried Truths Chapter Four: Secrets in the Shadows
The shadows seemed to grow longer as Elliot and Vera stood in the clearing, the abandoned mill behind them like an old wound that never healed. They had barely begun their investigation into Lily’s disappearance, but already, their search was leading them down a dark path. There were whispers now—whispers of secrets buried deep, secrets that tied the town’s most respected families to things that should never have been.As they made their way through Harrison Creek, the quiet, sleepy town felt different, heavier, as if every corner hid another piece of the puzzle, one that had been deliberately hidden for far too long.Vera led the way through the winding streets, her face pale but determined. She had lived here her whole life, and even she could no longer ignore the dark undercurrents that had always been present, beneath the calm, everyday life of the town. As they passed the old church, its stained-glass windows shattered and boarded up, Vera’s eyes lingered for a moment too long.
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Buried Truths Chapter Three: Echoes of the Past
The fog had a weight to it, pressing down on Harrison Creek like a suffocating shroud. Elliot Carter felt as if the very air was conspiring to keep the town’s secrets locked away. He had returned to the town with one purpose in mind: to uncover the truth about Lily Rose’s disappearance, and, if possible, to understand the dark threads of his father’s involvement. The past had a way of resurfacing, and Elliot was determined to confront it head-on.The old mill loomed before him as he walked towards the edge of the creek, its outline barely visible through the thick fog. The structure was in ruins now, an eerie reminder of the once-thriving town that had relied on its machinery for years. The broken windows seemed like eyes that had seen too much, yet refused to blink. The doors hung loosely on their hinges, creaking with the wind, as though the building itself was mourning the loss of its own life.Elliot had come here so many times as a boy, drawn by the allure of adventure and th
Last Updated : 2024-12-27
