The Mating Game
The groan of the hinges sent a shiver ricocheting through my body ominously—it reminded me of every horror movie, of a witch’s sinister laugh, and what I always thought Hell would feel like.
A cold draft caught me in its clutches as I stepped over the threshold, drawing me in relentlessly like a serpent unwilling to release its prey. Once I stood in what was once a family room, the door slammed shut behind me with finality—a foreboding threat I was yet to decipher. It leeched out the light, leaving me in eerie darkness that would have had my bones rattling if I didn’t have supernatural abilities.
Calling upon Lex’s night vision, I did a full turn. There was no furniture, no personality, no w