But as the gray mist continued to clear, his laughter became quieter and quieter.Then it stopped.His throat suddenly tightened, and the remaining sound turned into a strange, gurgling gasp. His eyes bulged in horror as he stared through the thinning mist on the road.There, in the exact same spot,

People inside the grand hall screamed and ran in all directions, knocking over chairs to get away from the broken entrance. Guests dropped their drinks on the floor, shoving each other in a frantic rush toward the back exits.The lively ballroom music died in an instant, leaving only the sound of br

Tina clapped her hands with a wild, shrill laugh that cut through the silence of the grand room. She pointed her red nails right at Ethan, feeling a rush of nasty joy flooding through her veins."Look at you standing down there like a frozen stray dog with no home to run to!" Tina screamed into the

Fifty gun barrels turned at the exact same time, aiming straight for Ethan’s chest.The men and women shrieked in panic, dropping their wine glasses onto the floor. They threw themselves blindly under the dining tables, covering their heads to hide from the flying bullets."Do not shoot toward this

The grand hall went so quiet that you could hear a tiny pin drop on the floor. Old Damian Sterling clutched his aching chest with both shaking hands, gasping for air like a dying fish thrown on dry land. His wrinkled face turned ghostly pale, and sweat welled down his neck into his collar.Right