Darkness swallowed everything total, sudden, disorienting. Selene’s breath caught in her throat as the lights went out.
One second she stood in front of Lucian the next, nothing no light, no clarity Just the sound of her heartbeat loud, rapid, panicked.
“Lucian” A hand gripped her arm hard her body tensed instantly but then,
“It’s me.” His voice low, close, steady relief hit fast too fast.
“Stay still,” Lucian murmured.
Selene swallowed, trying to steady her breathing.
Something was wrong very wrong.
The silence in the mansion wasn’t normal it wasn’t just darkness it was controlled.
“They cut the power,” she whispered.
“Yes.”
Lucian’s grip tightened slightly.
“They’re inside.”
Her pulse spiked.
A sound echoed somewhere down the hall.
Footsteps soft, measured not running, not
