She stumbled to the kitchen, the unarmed alarm system flashing green light above the marble counter. She moved towards my freezer and grabbed a bottle.

After drinking full, she turned toward the kitchen entrance to make her way to the bedroom, when suddenly, as she neared the dining table her eyes caught a slight sheen of fractured light. Cold fright washed over her shocked body as the sight of the broken window registered in her mind. Glass lay scattered around the broken window, the glow of the moon reflecting against the wooden floor.

She stumbled backward. She lost her balance and landed on the hard floor with a groan as...