Darkness swallowed the room completely.
The sound of screams echoed through the mansion.
Then—
Silence.
Not normal silence.
The terrifying kind.
The kind that made Emily's skin crawl.
Red emergency lights flickered weakly before dying one after another, plunging the Knight estate into total darkness.
Emily's breathing became uneven.
Because something inside her was changing again.
The energy.
The power.
It no longer felt restless.
It felt awake.
Beside her, Alexander immediately pulled her against him protectively.
"Stay close."
His voice was low.
Sharp.
Dangerously alert.
Emily grabbed his arm instinctively as another horrifying scream echoed somewhere downstairs.
The woman claiming to be her aunt looked tense for the first time since arriving.
"They're here already."
Lucien's eyes darkened.
"No."
His voice came colder than before.
"They shouldn't have moved this early."
Alexander looked ready to snap.
"Enough speaking in riddles."
Then suddenly—
