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Chapter 259

Penulis: Bernice
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LUCY’S POV

My bloodstream turned cold. The phone I was holding felt like an ice cube, burning my skin. The words on the phone screen refused to fade. The text sat there, pulsating eerily with ill intent, taunting my belief in my own security.

I am coming to claim what's mine.

The quiet in the living room had seemed peaceful before, but now it was oppressive. The darkness in the corners seemed to be growing and shifting.

Another vibration.

Unknown Number: Get on the third floor. Come to the balcony.

I shouldn’t have gotten up. All the logic in the world was telling me to stay where I was, to call the police, to scream loudly enough for the guards. But fear, the puppet master, had other ideas. I stood up, my legs shaking so much I had to hold onto the side of the armchair.

“Mommy?” Aria called in a small, faraway voice. “Where are you going?”

I turned to look at them. My beautiful, innocent children sat under the soft blue glow of the television. They were safe there.

“Stay here, baby,
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