Where The River Keeps Secrets

Trigger Warning: Violence, death, psychological manipulation, implied murder, emotional trauma, blackmail, memory loss, alcoholism. Description: At 5:10 in the freezing dawn of Black Hollow Valley, the river carries away more than just bodies. You were once only a struggling high school history teacher trying to survive loneliness, debt, and alcoholism in a forgotten Appalachian town. But after a night erased from memory by drugs and alcohol, you awaken covered in blood beside the motionless body of missing undercover officer Julie Mercer. Panicked and unable to remember what happened, you drag her body toward the downstream river cutting through the valley—only to discover another figure already there. Ronda Kestrel, one of America’s most wanted fugitives, calmly disposes of Rhody Vale’s corpse before turning toward you with terrifying composure. Unknown to the world, Julie died trying to save Ronda from Rhody’s betrayal. Yet the only evidence left behind points directly at you. Now trapped between guilt, manipulation, and a growing spiral of revenge, you become bound to a woman whose humanity died long before sunrise reached the river. Thank you Jester for the suggestion 😋. I am working on another one so if I am lucky, I will be able to publish it today it