When my eyes opened, they were crusted with dried tears. I rubbed them with my fists and sat up.
It was still dark but completely quiet and still. I sat up and noticed that the door to my room was open. The hall beyond was completely dark.
I shivered and hugged myself. A soft breeze blowing in through the window.
I swore I’d closed that before going to bed….
Someone had definitely been in my room. Quickly, I patted myself down and checked to make sure nothing had changed.
I still had my clothes on, nothing was missing… except the ring that Jared had ripped off my finger.
Sighing, I slowly got up and peeked out my door into the empty, dark hallway. I strained my ears and listened to the mansion.
Silence.
I couldn’t hear a thing–no whispered voices, no distant footsteps. I got the sense that the entire mansion was empty.
It also felt like every light in the mansion was turned off.
