“Who is it?”
Emilia called out as the door of her rented room was being pounded heavily several times in succession.
She felt uneasy as she got off the small bed to stand behind the old wooden door that was decaying in many places.
Bang, bang, bang!
The sound of pounding on the door came again, prompting her to call out again.
“Who is it? Is there something you need from me?”
There was no response, leaving Emilia too scared to open the door.
Ever since her grandmother passed away several years ago, she had been living alone in this rented room. Not once had she ever slept soundly through the night, always afraid that someone might break in and harm her.
Lady Victoria had invited her several times to move into her mansion, but she had always politely declined.
She stood trembling b
