Nyxa~
Leone moved instantly beside me and grabbed my wrist before I could even react.
“Stay behind me.”
“Oh my God,” I whispered sharply. “You literally say that every five minutes.”
“And you still don’t listen.”
Somewhere downstairs, the phone kept ringing.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
The sound echoed through the dark house in this slow creepy rhythm that made my skin crawl because nobody was answering it. Nobody was moving at all.
“Where are the guards?” I asked quietly.
Leone’s jaw tightened slightly. Even in the dark I could see the shift in his expression.
“That’s what I’m trying to figure out.”
Well.
That was deeply f*****g terrifying and another ring echoed downstairs.
Then suddenly, there was a loud crash.
Liora jerked awake upstairs instantly and started crying.
“Mo
