The villa was quiet that night, the kind of quiet that usually meant safety, but there was something strange about it. The silence felt heavy, like the walls themselves were holding their breath.
Inside, ladies girls... Paula, Charlotte, Becky, Temi, and even Katie, were gathered together in the living room. The TV was off, the lights dim, and pillows and blankets were spread across the couches where they had decided to spend the night.
It was supposed to be safer this way. None of them liked the idea of sleeping separately at this crucial time, especially when Jayden was away. They felt stronger together, even if it meant lying shoulder to shoulder on the carpet...
Temi had actually sponsored the idea.
But safety was an illusion that night.
The first sign of trouble came with the faint creak of the door. Becky sat up immediately, her sharp ears catching what the others had missed.
"Did you hear that?" she whispered.
