Unlocked.
All four of us froze instantly.
I stared at the door.
“No…”
I always locked it before leaving.
Always.
Hersh slowly moved in front of me.
Protective wall immediately.
“When were you here last?” Wolf asked quietly.
“Sixteen months ago.”
Trigger’s expression darkened.
“Well somebody’s been busy since then.”
Lightning exploded overhead.
The lights inside the houseflickered once.
Then died completely.
Darkness swallowed everything.
And somewhere deeper inside the house?—
something crashed.
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BLAZE
The entire house went black.
Flick gasped softly behind me.
Instinct took over instantly.
I pulled her behind my back while my hand dropped for the gun at my waist in one smooth motion.
Wolf already had his weapon drawn.
Trigger muttered:
“Oh, this is how horror movies start.”
Another crash echoed somewhere deeper inside the house.
Not loud.
Heavy.
