Chapter Two
The sound wasn't loud, nor particularly frightening. If anything, the noise reminded her of a small animal rustling around in the bushes outside, but Evelyn’s reaction made her concerned it was more than that.
“What is it?” she asked, careful to whisper. “Are we under attack?”
Evelyn narrowed her eyes, but didn’t answer as she silently glided over to the window. She drew the curtains back just far enough to peek through, then tightened her mouth into a grim line. Letting the curtain drop, she returned to the couch, visibly fuming.
“I think your house is being tricked,” she said, crossing her arms.
“Tricked?” Cat shook her head. “I don't understand.”
“Valleyview has a long and infamous Halloween tradition of pranksters practically destroying houses. You wouldn't think it,
