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 getting anxious.

heard him but didn’t

her phone to look at the quiet house. As the light

a silhouetted in the kitchen

out a scream as her phone

to the floor, the flashlight went out, and the room was enveloped in darkness.

behind the couch, silent. The figure too was silent, with only Balch’s anxious voice coming through the

was not loud, it

moment, Seraphina heard the figure move.

was moving

held her breath, quietly shifting her

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

was not the time.

the while keeping

rushing home. She heard the figure move behind

The person did not see her behind the couch and the next moment, a beam of light swept

lunged at her, a gleaming knife in

and two 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 to

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

went upstairs and soon found Leandro in his study.

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 chair, also staring at the house for a long time before asking. “Leandro, what are you looking at?”

me if I said something is happening in that

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

the darkness, the house was silent with no unusual movement.

Herman suddenly had a strange feeling, “Should I go check

rush. They might call in a while.”

flashlight, Seraphina kicked the knife out of the

also flew out of her grip and Seraphina quickly turned off the

enraged, let out a strange grow!,

she

flashed outside the window, followed by the sound of

Balch

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