It began subtly—a misplaced earring, an overturned photograph. At first, Mark dismissed them as trivial. But when the occurrences became more frequent, he found himself standing on the precipice of paranoia.

Jessica, too, noticed how their once seamless life was being marred by a series of unsettling events: the odd creaking of floorboards, the sudden chill in the air, and the inexplicable feeling of being watched. It was as if the past they thought they had buried was clawing its way back to the surface.