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Chapter 32

           Inthesilenceofthewoods,Sophiehurriedtothesideofthehouseandclambereduponawoodpile,pressingherfacetothelivingroomwindow.Whatshesawinsidemadenosenseatall.«Nobody’shere!»Theentirefirstfloorlookeddeserted.

           Whereareallthepeople?

           Heartracing,Sophierantothewoodshedandgotthesparekeyhergrandfatherkepthiddenunderthekindlingbox.Sherantothefrontdoorandletherselfin.Asshesteppedintothedesertedfoyer,thecontrolpanelforthesecuritysystemstartedblinkingredawarningthattheentranthadtensecondstotypethepropercodebeforethesecurityalarmswentoff.

           Hehasthealarmonduringaparty?

           Sophiequicklytypedthecodeanddeactivatedthesystem.

           Entering,shefoundtheentirehouseuninhabited.Upstairstoo.Asshedescendedagaintothedesertedlivingroom,shestoodamomentinthesilence,wonderingwhatcouldpossiblybehappening.

           ItwasthenthatSophieheardit.

           Muffledvoices.Andtheyseemedtobecomingfromunderneathher.Sophiecouldnotimagine.Crouching,sheputhereartothefloorandlistened.Yes,thesoundwasdefinitelycomingfrombelow.Thevoicesseemedtobesinging,or…chanting?Shewasfrightened.Almostmoreeeriethanthesounditselfwastherealizationthatthishousedidnotevenhaveabasement.

           AtleastnoneI’veeverseen.

           Turningnowandscanningthelivingroom,Sophie’seyesfelltotheonlyobjectintheentirehousethatseemedoutofplacehergrandfather’sfavoriteantique,asprawlingAubussontapestry.

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