The darkness swallowed the mansion whole.
One moment, light illuminated every hallway of the Knight estate. The next, everything disappeared.
A collective gasp echoed throughout the house as staff members froze in confusion.
Then came the scream,sharp,terrified and unmistakably female. Clara's heart jumped violently inside her chest.
Beside her, Sophia instinctively grabbed the edge of the table while Alexander reached for his phone.
The flashlight switched on instantly, casting a pale beam across the room.
"What was that?" Clara whispered. Nobody answered. Outside the servant quarters, hurried footsteps echoed through the hallway.
Voices overlapped.Doors opened. Someone shouted for security.
For the first time since Clara arrived at the estate, the mansion felt completely out of
