She gripped the edge of her comforter tightly, glancing at the time.

It was approaching midnight, so she replied, “Fine, I’ll be waiting.

You know the consequences if you go through with this, so I won’t have so much to lose.”

Shera read Millie’s response and felt her anger boil over. Her threat didn’t appear to faze Millie in the slightest.

Millie placed her phone beside her and sat on the bed, her eyes fixed on the clock. She watched the seconds tick away until the time was two fifty-nine. As the moment approached, she instinctively clenched her hand, bracing herself for what might come next.

The seconds ticked away, a relentless “tick, tock” echoing in the room.

The clock eventually struck 3 am, but there was no explosion or destruction whatsoever.

a long, trembling breath, her heart pounding

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his slumber to attend to the open window. His keen eyes caught sight of a procession of cars making their way to the hotel’s parking lot. He scrutinized the time on his wristwatch and then cast an appraising gaze upon

The man’s movements were shrouded in secrecy as he stooped low and secretly concealed something beneath the undercarriage of Marcus’s

the intruder swiftly retreated into the

darting to his wristwatch once more. He subtly arranged a few pillows under the blankets and settled into a chair, his senses on

a distinct noise emanating from the window. It was the unmistakable sound of

enough, a shadowy figure cautiously crawled into the room, flashing a Swiss Army knife. With methodical intent, the intruder zeroed in on the bed, thrusting the blade toward the protruding mound

and some

swift and calculated maneuver, he seized the opportunity, striking the intruder from behind and subsequently crushing his hand beneath the weight of his boot. He turned on a flashlight and aimed its blinding beam directly at the assailant’s eyes, increasing

come next time, Marcus

hoisted the intruder to his feet and forcefully ejected him from the

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