The new maid heard weeping beneath the mansion. Opening the heavy basement door, she found the missing wife, starved and chained. As gasps filled the dark room, the wife grabbed her hand, whispering, “Run before he hears you, or he’ll make you my replacement.” Suddenly, footsteps echoed on the stairs…
The sound of a safety latch being removed from a gun.
Chapter 2: The Tear in the Dark
I spun around, the flashlight beam bouncing wildly across the stone walls, my lungs refusing to take in air.
Nothing. There was no one there. The metallic click had been the settling of the mansion’s ancient heating pipes, groaning under the mountain freeze. I continue reading …
