The mansion doors opened before me like the mouth of a beast. Wide, scary, waiting to swallow me whole. The air inside was colder than the rain pouring outside My heels clicked against the tiles as I stepped in, every sound echoing too loudly. Servants lined the hallway, bowing their heads. Their faces were blank but I caught everything from their eyes.

“Welcome to the Ward residence, Mrs. Ward,” They said, avoiding eye contact with me.

Mrs. Ward. The name felt too strange to hear.

Vincent walked beside me, silent as the butler took our luggages. I had just arrived and I caught the eerie feeling that something bad was...