100 Nights of Forbidden Fire
Her breath hitched, a shallow intake that did little to stir her from her sleep.
Another sound, closer now, a soft scrape against the wooden floorboards in the hall, pulled her closer to wakefulness. Her eyelids fluttered heavily, resisting the light from the moon. A dark broad-shouldered silhouette, detached itself from the deeper shadows near her doorway. It moved with a predator’s grace, silent as a whisper, crossing the threshold into her room. Nancy’s eyes snapped open, wide and unblinking, the last of sleep dissolving into terror.
“Who… who’s there?” Her voice, raspy with sleep and fear, barely escaped her throat. She tried to push herself up, but her muscles that were stiff with shock