Amelia stood in the middle of her room, staring at Bryan.
Neither of them spoke.
Another beat sounded.
This time, Amelia felt it beneath her ribs.
She pressed a hand against her chest.
It wasn't her heartbeat.
It was deeper.
Slower.
It seemed to come from somewhere beneath the floor, yet somehow her body answered every beat.
Bryan noticed the change in her expression.
"Can you hear it?"
She nodded.
"Can you feel it?"
Another nod.
He moved closer.
"Tell me where."
She closed her eyes.
The heartbeat sounded again.
She followed it.
Not with her ears.
With something else.
Her feet carried her toward the far wall.
She stopped beside an old wardrobe.
The heartbeat came again.
Closer.
She touched the wall.
Nothing happened.
Bryan stood behind her.
"Here?"
She shook he
