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.

say, go to your room!” Balch’s voice

him but didn’t respond.

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

the kitchen doorway

Seraphina let out a scream as her phone

the flashlight went out, and the room was

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

the voice was not loud, it pierced through the eerily quiet

heard the figure

was moving towards

breath, quietly shifting her position.

in the kitchen, the figure must have turned off the lights after entering the

now was not

keeping her ear

the figure move behind the couch. The next thing she knew, a beam of light lit up around the

person did not see her behind the couch and the

lunged at her, a gleaming knife in hand.

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

immediately stood up,

soon found Leandro in his

chair, quietly staring at the dark house across the street. Herman stood behind his chair, also staring at the house for a long time before

if I said

again at the

the darkness, the house was silent with no

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

rush. They

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

flashlight also flew out of her grip and Seraphina quickly turned off the light, once again concealing herself in

out a strange grow!, picked up the knife and started slashing wildly.

she

flashed outside the window,

knew Balch was back.

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