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.

“Just do as I say, go to your room!” Balch’s voice was getting anxious.

heard him but didn’t

quiet house. As the

was a silhouetted in the kitchen

a scream as her phone slipped from her hand.

the flashlight went out, and the

the couch, silent. The figure too was silent, with only Balch’s anxious voice coming through the speakerphone, “Sera?

it pierced through the eerily quiet

Seraphina heard the

moving

her breath, quietly

the house. This meant

was not

the while keeping her ear out for

At this moment, Balch should be rushing home. She heard the figure move behind the couch. The next

window by then. The person did not see her behind the

her, a gleaming knife

having a merry chat. After a while, Victor asked, “Where’s Leandro? He

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

quickly went upstairs and soon

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

said something is happening in that house right now?”

face shifted slightly as he looked again at the house across the street, “What’s

house was silent with no unusual movement.

feeling, “Should I go check it out?”

need,” Leandro said, “There’s no rush. They might call in a while.”

of the flashlight, Seraphina kicked the

out of her grip and Seraphina quickly turned

grow!, picked up the knife

she just

of light flashed outside the window, followed by the sound of screeching

knew Balch was back.

noticed it too and let

slipped into the kitchen and flipped

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