Chapter 80

Seraphina cautiously opened the bathroom door, took a peek outside, and then tiptoed out.

Just as she reached the stairs, there was a knock at the front door Seraphina went downstairs to answer it and found two security guards at the door.

Ms. Bennett, we got a call from Mr. Lawson He asked us to check you out. The power tripped a while ago, but it should be back by now

Seraphina nodded, Alright, thanks guys.”

After the guards left, Seraphina made a call to Balch.

The background was eerily quiet as Balch picked up. Seraphina couldn’t help but ask, Have you finished eating?

I’ve finished, Balch replied, I’m on my way home.

Seraphina chuckled. In such a hurry? The power’s back on, I’m not scared of the blackout

Before she could finish her sentence, the house plunged into darkness again.

Seraphina took a deep breath.

What happened?Balch asked immediately.

Another blackout,Seraphina replied. I’ll check it out

Don’t do that,” Balch’s voice took on an urgent tone, Go to your room, lock the door, don’t come out.

Why?Seraphina asked as she stood up and turned on her phone’s flashlight.

For a big house like this, the faint light from her phone was hardly enough. Seraphina waved her phone around, only able to make out the vague outline of

the house.

your room!” Balch’s voice was

him but didn’t respond.

As the light swept across the kitchen, Seraphina abruptly stopped and refocused

the kitchen doorway standing still.

Seraphina let out a scream as her

went out, and the room

silent, with only Balch’s anxious voice

not loud, it pierced through the eerily

moment, Seraphina heard the figure move.

moving towards

breath, quietly shifting

must have turned off the lights after entering the house. This meant that if she could reach the

was not the time.

keeping her ear out for any

heard the figure move behind the couch.

moved to a window by then. The person did not see her behind the couch and the next moment,

shadow lunged at her, a gleaming knife in

chat. After a while, Victor asked, “Where’s Leandro? He disappeared all of a sudden. Did he go to put

hearing this, Herman immediately stood up, I’ll go check on

and soon found

was neither working nor doing anything else. He was just sitting in his chair, quietly staring at the dark house across the street. Herman stood behind his

me if I said something is happening in that

he looked again at the house across the

the house was silent with no

Herman suddenly had a strange feeling, “Should I go check it out?”

said, “There’s no rush. They

the chaotic light of the flashlight, Seraphina kicked the knife

grip and Seraphina quickly turned off the light, once again concealing

let out a strange grow!, picked up the knife

didn’t move, she just stayed

beam of light flashed outside the window, followed by the sound of

Balch was back.

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