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The Silent Intruder

Author: Penper
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-17 06:18:42

Zara’s POV

My heart raced as I looked everywhere in the house. It was an undeniable truth that someone was in our home, but everything else seemed to be in place, except the blender that had shattered on the floor.

Leo moved past me gently, his eyes scanning every corner of the kitchen. “Go upstairs. I’ll go to the basement,” he instructed, his voice low like he didn’t want anyone else to hear in case there was still an intruder in the house.

I nodded and tiptoed gently up the stairs in the slowest way possible. My feet pressed silently on the cold stairs as I moved.

I went into my room. Nothing was ransacked, nothing was stolen, but something still didn’t feel right.

When I returned, Leo was bent over the shattered blender like a detective trying to piece together evidence on a crime scene. “The blender was there,” he said, pointing to his right. “So how did it get here?” he asked, pointing to his left. He stood up and walked around, probably trying to find out where the culprit s
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