Whispers of the Dead: Deadlight

Heather Wampler 18 stories

Summary

Some doors open inward. Others don’t close at all. After the events at the lake house, Rowan is left holding two impossible truths: Ben is alive—but wearing another man’s face. And Emma, her oldest friend, didn’t just die—she opened something. Something that's still watching. When strange lights begin to haunt the lake, and mirrors twist to show her memories that never happened, Rowan is pulled into a deeper web of secrets tied to the long-defunct Stepping Initiative. Her father's death, Emma’s cryptic final message, and the knives humming in her sleep all point to one thing: the Grid was never meant to contain what stepped through. It was meant to teach people how to forget it. Now, with Ben’s memories returning in fractured pieces—and Vega’s presence still flickering inside him—Rowan must navigate the terrifying distance between what’s real, what’s remembered, and what’s still waiting on the other side. Emma's soul is caught between. The Grid is cracking. And the last door left to close… might be Rowan herself.