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.

go to your room!” Balch’s voice was

heard him but

look at the quiet house. As the light swept across the kitchen, Seraphina abruptly

in the kitchen doorway standing still.

as her phone slipped from her hand.

the flashlight went out, and the room

couch, silent. The figure too was silent, with only Balch’s

loud, it pierced through the eerily

next moment, Seraphina heard

was moving towards her.

held her breath, quietly shifting

was in the kitchen, the figure must have turned off the lights after entering the house. This meant that if she could reach the

was not the

moved, all the while keeping her ear out for any

should be rushing home. She heard the figure move behind the couch. The next thing she knew, a beam of light lit up

see her behind the couch and

shadow lunged at her, a gleaming knife

friends were having a merry chat. After a while, Victor asked, “Where’s Leandro?

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

upstairs and soon found Leandro

chair, quietly staring at the dark house across the street. Herman stood behind his chair, also staring

you believe me if I said something is happening in that house right

shifted slightly as he looked again at the house across the street, “What’s going

darkness, the house was silent with no unusual movement.

suddenly had a strange feeling, “Should I

“There’s no rush. They might call

light of the flashlight, Seraphina kicked the knife out of the person’s hand with precision.

out of her grip and Seraphina quickly turned off the light, once

enraged, let out a strange grow!, picked up

didn’t move, she just stayed

window, followed by the sound of screeching brakes-

Balch was

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