Amanda trudged into her room, her feet heavy with fatigue from having to sit all night with Kaia and Lilith. She collapsed onto the queen-sized bed, her body sinking into the mattress with a soft sigh of relief.

However, her relief was short-lived. Her head jerked up, her gaze snapping towards the dark corner of the room. Her eyes narrowed, her pupils constricting as she strained to see into the shadows.

Her body tensed, and her muscles coiled like a spring. Scared out of her wits, she snatched the nearest object—a heavy lamp—and grasped it like a weapon. Her knuckles went white as she gripped it tightly.

"What do you...