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PART 3 Ben’s phone was still vibrating on the table. Linda. The name appeared on the screen again. Then again. Then again. He stared at it without answering. I watched …

PART 4 The message stayed on my screen. You were never supposed to find out about Tuesday. Then another message appeared. But if you want the whole truth, come alone. …

PART 5 The abandoned building was twelve minutes away. It felt like twelve hours. Ben drove without saying a word. I sat beside him with my phone in my hand, …

PART 6 The folder had only three words on its cover. BEN — BIOLOGICAL HISTORY I couldn’t move. For several seconds, the hospital room disappeared around me. The beeping machines. …

PART 7 — THE NIGHT MY FATHER FINALLY TOLD THE TRUTH My father stood in front of the burned house with his hands trembling. For years, I had believed I …

PART 8 — THE MAN WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD The lights went out. Completely. For one terrifying second, nobody moved. Then Maria grabbed my wrist. “Don’t let him …

PART 9 — THE SECRET MY MOTHER HAD BURIED FOR DECADES For several seconds, I couldn’t understand what my mother had just said. The world around me seemed to disappear. …

PART 10 — THE MAN WHO WASN’T GARY The man standing in the doorway smiled. For a moment, I couldn’t move. Ben couldn’t move either. Linda stood behind him. And …