{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/683f1d32a113cf02fa3eb65e/691cae83295fc6e848c48713?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chapter 1: Whispers in the Dark","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/683f1d32a113cf02fa3eb65e/1763486970481-a3b06ea1-23a4-4041-9470-d90578501e9d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong><em>Whispers in the Dark</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this chilling opening to&nbsp;<em>Into the Shadows</em>, Mark is trapped between nightmares and reality as memories of the night his daughter Lily was taken haunt his every breath. A storm batters the rundown motel where he hides, but it’s the whispers in the darkness—ones only he seems to hear—that shake him to the core.</p><p><br></p><p>When the Witness Protection Program relocates Mark and Rachel under new identities, their “fresh start” feels anything but safe. The beige house meant to hide them quickly becomes a cage of shadows, strange noises, and the unsettling sense that someone—or something—is watching. As Rachel’s fear spirals and Mark discovers a sinister symbol carved into their home, one truth becomes undeniable:</p><p><br></p><p>The cult they escaped hasn’t lost them.</p><p>They’ve found them again.</p><p>And they know everything.</p><p><br></p><p>Step into the storm. The hunt has already begun.</p>","author_name":"Travis Hagewood"}