ExoShaneey

When Samantha, a gentle soul burdened by a strange and enigmatic past, vanished without a trace, the world assumed the worst—that she had been abducted, possibly even killed. Yet, as her best friend Kathleen set out to uncover the truth, she and her companions unearthed far more than they had anticipated. What lay beneath Samantha's disappearance was a labyrinth of secrets tied to forces beyond the natural world, forces that had quietly shaped her life for years.

As Kathleen's investigation deepened, she discovered a hidden network of individuals connected to Samantha’s past, people who seemed to know more about her than even she did. But darker revelations soon surfaced—Samantha’s current circle of friends, trusted and familiar, were not what they appeared. They had long been watching her, waiting for the moment she would unlock a doorway into realms no human was meant to access.

Before Kathleen and her team could traverse the realms in their quest to rescue her, Samantha inexplicably reappeared—or did she?

Where are you, Samantha?

Kathleen turned at the sound of her name, finding Samantha looking at her with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. Samantha was already seated on the bed, her attention fixed on Kathleen as she carefully arranged the medicines on the tray by the bedside table. 


Kathleen hesitated, unsure of how to respond. Samantha had been persistent about returning to her own house, but everyone had insisted she stay for now. 


Tomoya had spun a story about the earthquake—which is true—from the night before causing severe damage to her house, making it unsafe for her to return. 


But that wasn’t the whole truth. They hadn’t told her everything, especially about the day she disappeared. Samantha, with her memory clouded, even believed she was still dating Scott and had been asking about meeting him. 


The Necklaces