CHAPTER 14: Darkness FallsNathan POV"Everyone stay where you are," I shouted, my hand moving to where my pistol should be before remembering I'd left it with security. The darkness was absolute, thick enough to choke on, and a cold, feminine laugh echoed through Marcus's study from somewhere I couldn't pinpoint."That's not Margaret," Sonia whispered, her voice trembled . "Margaret's laughs differently, lower, more controlled."Agent Chen's radio crackled. "All units, report. We have a complete power failure across the estate. Backup generators should have kicked in by now."They hadn't. Someone had sabotaged our secondary systems."Richard, Marcus, Emily-sound off," I ordered, moving carefully toward where I'd last seen my wife."Here," Emily said, and I felt her hand find mine in the darkness."Present," Marcus called from near the window."Accounted for," Richard added from the doorway.Blake's voice came through the darkness. "Nathan, this isn't a simple power cut. Someone cut t
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