Chapter 084

Angelica's eyes snapped open, her heart racing as she gasped for air. The darkness of the room seemed to close in around her, the shadows cast by the moonlight. She had been dreaming of her sister, the memories of their last encounter still haunting her.

But as she sat up, her hand instinctively reaching for Xavier, she noticed something that made her blood run cold. A movement, slight but unmistakable, came from the corner of the room.

Her voice was barely a whisper as she shook Xavier awake. "Xavier, wake up. Someone's in the room."

Xavier's eyes flew open, his gaze immediately locking onto hers. "What is it?" he whispered, his body tensing.

Angelica's eyes never left the corner of the room. "There. Someone's hiding in the shadows."

Xavier's gaze followed hers, and he sat up slowly, his eyes scanning the darkness. "I don't see anything," he whispered, his hand reaching for the bedside lamp.

But as soon as the light flickered on, the movement ceased. The room was empty, the shadows r
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