Chapter eleven
The sleek, modern mansion of billionaire art collectors, Morgan and Catherine, shone brightly under the moonlight. Jungkook their only son, now 25, was just a fifteen year old teen back then. Unbeknownst to him, his parents' shady business dealings would seal their fate.
Inside, Jeon and Jane entertained influential guests, but their smiles hid a dark secret. They had swindled Rebecca, an innocent family women striving to pay off her husbands debt, out of her family's fortune. Rebecca's desperation turned to despair, and soon after, she took her own life.
Jeon and Jane smiled to themselves thinking they had hit the jackpot and built their way up to success. For five years they where drowned in endless wealth until one daring night.
As the night wore on, an eerie chill crept over the mansion. Guests departed, leaving Jeon and Jane alone. They planned to get their son marry young and inherit their property. So they arranged a marriage with one of their business partners daughter, her name was Rose.
Rose stayed back with Jeon and Jane as she wished to show her newly picked wedding gown to Jungkook. She wore the beautiful pearly white dress and stared at her own reflection in the mirror.
Suddenly, doors creaked open by themselves, and the air thickened with malevolent energy. Rose looked around checking for the noise but shrugged it off thinking it was the wind.
A ghostly figure appeared at the corner, her eyes blazing with vengeance. Her presence seemed to fill every corner of the room.
Jeon and Jane where enjoying their lone time in their room as they smiled at eachother standing at the balcony.
"Seems like your a happy family now." A vouce from behind startled them as they turned around in horror. Jane's eyes widened at the site as she encountered the familiar figure. "Rebecca..." She breathed out in terror. Jeon held Jane and they tried to flee, but the spirits ethereal form blocked their escape. Her voice, a haunting whisper, condemned them:
"You stole everything from me... my family, my future... Now, you'll join me in eternal darkness."
As Jungkook was engrossed in his work upstairs, Rebecca's ghostly powers ravaged his parents. Their screams echoed through the mansion, only to be silenced by the sound of shattering glass and crumbling walls.
Rebecca's original plan was to see the family fall into a despair as she headed upstairs to Jungkook's room but a moment in the corner caught her attention.
A wedding dress appeared out of the shadows. Rose realized she was now caught and she tried to run away but halted in midway as her throat was slit. Her lifeless body fell to the ground and the wedding dress turned crimson red.
"Rebecca..." Jungkook called out to her and she was about to lash on him before he stopped her.
"Elliot." The name made Rebecca halt her actions.
"I'll take care of her, you can trust me on this one. I've always despised my parents for what they did to you and many others." Jungkook spoke as Rebecca stood there reluctant as to if she should give him a chance.
The next morning, authorities found Jeon, Jane and Rose's lifeless bodies, their faces frozen in terror. The investigation concluded it was a deal gone wrong, but the truth remained hidden.
Jungkook, now CEO of the art gallery, has repressed memories of that fateful night. However, the past is about to catch up with him, and the horrors will awaken.
Rose was another story. Her death was not mistaken. She deserved it. As I watched Elliot, grow into this ill fated society from a far, I couldn't help but wonder how it would feel to hold her near. But everything felt impossible with Rose beside me.
I turned around and faced her. Meeting her eyes. Her eyes met mine.
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