Chapter73:

Arabella furrowed her brows as she gazed aside the window again. The shadow was still there. And she felt it watching her. She was apprehensive, and the hair on her skin stood. She rubbed her now clammy palms on the nightie she donned and gripped the cell phone she plucked from the nightstand. Dialing Blaze's number, she chewed on her bottom lip whilst waiting for him to pick up his phone. Although he told her not to call, she couldn't help it. She didn't know what lurked in the dark, and she had heard of some killings lately. She doubted the perpetrators were around. "Please pick up." She murmured and stilled as footsteps approached her door. A key twisted in the lock, and she glanced around frantically in search of what she could use to defend herself. Since she came, it was her first time encountering such, and she didn't think she had given anyone access to the house aside from Blaze. Yet, she doubted it was Blaze. He'd have informed her if he was coming around! She gripped a stake