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.

to your room!” Balch’s

but didn’t respond.

to look at the quiet house. As the light swept across the kitchen, Seraphina abruptly stopped and refocused the light towards the kitchen.

a silhouetted in the kitchen doorway

scream as her phone

to the floor, the flashlight went out, and the room was

The figure too was silent, with only Balch’s anxious voice coming through

not loud, it pierced through the eerily quiet

moment, Seraphina heard the

was moving towards her.

breath, quietly shifting her position.

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

not

the while keeping her ear out for any

the figure move behind the couch. The next thing she knew, a beam

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

lunged at her, a gleaming

other friends were having a merry chat. After a while, Victor asked, “Where’s Leandro? He disappeared all of a sudden. Did he go to put the kid

Herman immediately stood up, I’ll go check on him.”

and soon found Leandro in his study.

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

said something is happening in that house

again at the house across the street, “What’s going

the house was silent with no unusual movement.

a strange feeling, “Should I go

no rush. They might call

the knife out of the person’s

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

out a strange grow!, picked

move, she

window, followed by the

knew Balch

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