As she stood outside the castle-like edifice, the hair on her nape sprang up as she sensed a set of eyes watching her. She raised her eyes to see whether anyone was on the higher floor, but there was no one.

She waved at him when she spotted his car, and Collin came to a halt in front of her. She did not wait for him to open the door; she opened it herself. After adjusting the seatbelt, she gave him a glance and stated, "I believe this place is haunted."

Collin coughed in response to the woman's absurd statement. “Haunted? As in how?” He was not a believer in...