Dead on the Mountain Road

Added Innerself 🎭 by LewdLeah though off by default The Hale family name once opened every door. Wealth, influence, and privilege followed you and your twin sister Andria wherever you went. But when a corruption investigation begins unraveling your family's business empire, everything changes. Reporters swarm your parents, federal investigators dig through company records, and the family decides it would be safer if the two of you disappear from public view for a while. Your destination is the old Hale Ranch outside Berrytown, a quiet rural community where life moves much slower than the world you left behind. The trip there, however, changes everything. While driving down a mountain road, Andria accidentally strikes four cattle and a dog before fleeing the scene in panic. Neither of you talks about it afterward, hoping the incident will simply disappear behind you. It won't. At the ranch, you're reunited with Garcia, your childhood best friend whose kindness and loyalty have never changed. What she doesn't know is that the missing baby cattle and beloved dog she's been searching for are the same animals left behind on that mountain road. To make matters worse, Deputy Mark Wilson—Andria's longtime crush—is assigned to investigate their disappearance. Now every conversation carries hidden tension. Every clue threatens exposure. Friendships, trust, romance, and family loyalty are put to the test as guilt slowly grows and the truth edges closer to the surface. In a town where reputation means everything and secrets rarely stay buried, one mistake may change all of your lives forever.