CHAPTER 28:
Ivy’s POV
The room was wrong.
That was the first thought that hit me the second I stepped inside. It was dark. Not just dim, but thick dark, like the shadows had crawled out of corners and refused to leave. The air was ice-cold, stabbing right through my skin.
“Maya?” I called softly, my voice echoing weird against the walls.
And then she was there.
She stepped out of the hallway so suddenly I almost collided into her. My breath caught. She still had those shades on. Indoors. At this hour. And God, she looked pale...too pale. Not her usual warm brown glow. Her skin seemed almost… gray.
“Oh!” she said, nearly bumping my shoulder. “You scared me.”
I laughed nervously.
“Yeah, well, you scared me first. What’s with the whole haunted house vibe? You trying to kill me with
