The news hit Daniel like a freight train, shattering his world into a million jagged pieces. His wife, Emma, had called him in tears, her voice choked with grief and despair as she delivered the devastating news: their beloved son, Lucas, had passed away. Daniel felt as though the ground had been ripped out from beneath him, leaving him adrift in a sea of pain and disbelief.

“I’m coming over,” Daniel said, his voice thick with emotion as he struggled to comprehend the magnitude of their loss.

But Emma’s next words sent a fresh wave of anguish crashing over him. “We already buried him,” she said, her voice hollow with grief.

Daniel’s heart shattered into a million pieces as he tried to process the enormity of what had happened. He felt as though he were drowning in a sea of sorrow, his mind reeling with shock and disbelief. How could this be real? How could their precious son be gone?

In the days that followed, Daniel struggled to come to terms with their devastating loss. He found himself consumed by grief, his heart heavy with sorrow as he mourned the loss of his beloved son. But amidst the pain and sadness, there was a gnawing sense of doubt lingering at the back of his mind.

And then, just when Daniel thought he couldn’t bear the weight of his grief any longer, a text message arrived on his phone from Emma’s new husband, Alex. Daniel’s heart skipped a beat as he read the words on the screen, his hands trembling with a mixture of fear and uncertainty.

“She has gone crazy!” the message read, the words flashing like a warning sign in the darkness of Daniel’s despair.

Confusion swirled through Daniel’s mind as he struggled to make sense of Alex’s cryptic message. What did he mean by “crazy”? And more importantly, what did he know about Lucas’s death?

Daniel’s hands shook as he typed out a response, his heart pounding in his chest as he waited for Alex’s reply.

“She lost our son, so…” Daniel began, his words trailing off as he struggled to find the right words to convey the depth of his grief.

But before he could finish, another message popped up on his screen, this one chilling in its simplicity.

“She’s the one,” it read, the words sending a cold shiver down Daniel’s spine as he realized the horrifying truth hidden beneath the surface of their shared tragedy.