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!”

but didn’t

phone to look at the quiet house. As the light

was a silhouetted in the kitchen

out a scream as her phone slipped from her hand.

flashlight went out, and the room was enveloped

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

loud, it pierced through the eerily quiet air.

next moment, Seraphina heard the figure

moving towards her.

quietly shifting her position.

the lights after entering the house. This

now was not

all the while keeping her ear

should be rushing home. She heard 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

a gleaming knife in hand.

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

stood up, I’ll go check on

went upstairs and soon found Leandro in

at the dark house across the street. Herman stood

you believe me if I said something

face shifted slightly as he looked again at the house across the

the house was silent with

had a strange feeling, “Should I

rush.

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

turned off the light, once again concealing herself

grow!, picked up the knife and

didn’t move, she just stayed

flashed outside the window, followed by the sound of screeching brakes-

Balch

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