Elias frowned. He’d lived in this part of the county his whole life and knew the local routes by heart. Five digits was the rule. This sixth digit felt like an intruder, a secret code meant for a place that shouldn't exist.
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Driven by a restless curiosity, he drove north toward the lake country. The further he went, the thinner the trees became, their spindly branches reaching through a low-hanging fog that smelled of damp earth and cedar. His GPS flickered and died just as he passed a rusted sign for .
