Comforts silence.

Isabella's POV

I moved towards the hallways, stepping out until I was finally in the entrance of the living room. The place wasn't as dark, the place illuminated by the dull hues of dawn.

The floors remained quiet, polished wood floors barely cold against my feet. I knew then, that there was something I was missing. Something I knew was going to happen. The dull lights made the place seem less eerie and yet, the shadows remained to remind one of the exact opposite.

Without thinking, I stepped out, two steps into the wide room when I was stopped with a growl.

Deep and rumbling, it stopped me in my tracks immediately. My heart seemed to be beating faster in my ears, but not out of fear, but anticipation.

It was as though I was being told; this was what you were expecting. This is what you were waiting for.

The other side of the entrance was completely wrapped in darkness, and I couldn't tell if that was due to the barely there lights not reaching it, or the shadow of who was there.

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