The silence of the night was shattered by a piercing shout from the direction of the mansion's upper levels.
"The girls are missing!" someone screamed, the voice echoing violently off the concrete structures and into the courtyard.
Grace let out a sharp gasp, her body jerking forward in immediate panic, but Alex instantly lunged sideways, pressing a hand tightly over her lips. "Shh! Keep quiet," Alex hissed, her eyes darting across the open driveway toward the main exit. "Listen to me carefully. The moment the main alarm turns on, we make a run for that gate. The guards are going to abandon their post to check what's going on inside. That is our only window."
A second later, the high-pitched wail of the security sirens began to throb through the air, flashing crimson lights cutting acro
