The Road to Grieve House: Do Not Feed the Cats!

On the ridge above Brackenrow, a bell rings when no one is supposed to listen. Beyond the trees, the road to Grieve House folds back on itself-quiet, patient, and hungry. Elowen Harrow returns to the family property she swore she'd never claim, only to find a house that speaks in invitations and a litter of kittens that purr at the wrong frequency. The rules are simple: don't answer the knocking, don't follow familiar voices, and-most of all-do not feed the cats. But Grieve House doesn't need claws to take what it wants. It needs consent. It needs tenderness. It needs one tired mistake. As dusk closes in and the house learns new voices to wear, Elowen must choose what to save, what to sacrifice, and how to stay human inside a place that turns care into a trap. A serious gothic horror novel of haunted roads, hungry walls, and the small soft mouths that make the darkness louder.