Autumn’s phone buzzed, the screen illuminating the dark room. It was a message from an unknown sender: Tick-tock, Autumn. The deadline is closer than you think.
He looked at her, his eyes reflecting the sweeping light. "On Shadow Island, the clock never stops. It only resets." Download Shadow's Deadline (Shadow Islan Mary Stone epub
As she raced up the winding path, the beam of the lighthouse cut through the fog like a jagged blade. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of machine oil and old parchment. She found him there, standing amidst a sea of ticking gears. He wasn't a monster from her nightmares; he was a man who had lost everything to the island's cold indifference. Autumn’s phone buzzed, the screen illuminating the dark
She knew the history of this place. Shadow Island was a graveyard of secrets, and she was digging them up one by one. Her partner, FBI Special Agent Winter, was already down at the old cannery, following a lead on a suspicious purchase of antique clock parts. But Autumn felt the pull of the lighthouse—the highest point on the island and the only place that hadn't been searched. He looked at her, his eyes reflecting the sweeping light
Autumn drew her weapon, her heart hammering against her ribs. "It doesn't have to end this way. The deadline can be stopped."
With a roar of machinery, the lighthouse lantern flared to a blinding white, and Autumn realized the deadline wasn't for his next victim. It was for the island itself. The countdown had hit zero, and the shadows were finally coming home.
"You're late," he whispered, his hand hovering over the final lever.