I pulled one of Ace’s shirts over my naked body and wrapped a blanket tightly around my shoulders before carefully padding out of his bedroom.

The hallway was eerily quiet and vacant. It was too dark to see anything.

For whatever reason, my heart was beating incredibly fast. What is it about a silent house at night that is so creepy?

It didn’t help that this house wasn’t mine. The thought of Ace’s creepy father lurking in the shadows filled me with dread, plus there were plenty of nooks and crannies I hadn’t explored.

I imagined the disturbing skeleton man from my nightmare standing around every corner, waiting to kill...