Chapter 418: Fighting Dirty

Moonlight spilled across the front hall, silvering the floorboards. Through the haze, Sophie spotted a man climbing in through a window. He wasn't tall, but he was built solid. He slipped inside and hurried deeper, cutting across the hall toward the staircase. Where Sophie hid, the moonlight didn't reach. The corner was steeped in darkness. From that cover, she tracked him as he drew near, while for him, the interior was nothing but pitch black. He never glanced toward the wall where she stood...