Chapter 1: The Stairs in Sector Four
Part 1 On my third day patrolling Sector 4, I found a leather-bound notebook tucked inside the station safe with a handwritten rule on page [more…]
Part 1 On my third day patrolling Sector 4, I found a leather-bound notebook tucked inside the station safe with a handwritten rule on page [more…]
Jonah took two slow steps backward, the pine needles crunching under his boots. The strange, quiet creak from the stairs had vanished as he put [more…]
👉 Previous Decision: You chose Option B – Step onto the bottom stair to inspect the creaking noise and check for ground footings. Driven by [more…]
The eastern gate was a heavy steel barricade, padlocked shut from the outside. Jonah cursed under his breath, the metallic taste of pine sap coating [more…]
Martha moved with quiet efficiency, stamping and certifying three duplicate copies of the expired 1994 concession contract. The bold red notary seal stood out on [more…]
Rookie Ranger Leo Salinger arrived at the eastern gate thirty minutes after Jonah’s call, his breath fogging in the cool night air. He was visibly [more…]
Jonah stepped out from behind the fir trees, cutting off Leo’s path to the station. The rookie froze, the tracking beacon still in his hand. [more…]
With Leo’s master keycard, Jonah slipped into the Sector 4 maintenance shed. The air inside was thick with the smell of motor oil and sawdust. [more…]
Jonah stepped through the door of the maintenance shed, slamming it shut behind him. The sound echoed in the small space, startling Arthur and Gregory [more…]
Jonah quietly slipped the active wildlife tracking beacon into the open rear window of Gregory Coyle’s luxury SUV. The scent lure began its work, a [more…]