Chapter 243. Cold-Blood Murder

Ellie's POV

"ELLIE!" I hear Damian's voice from behind me as I dive deep into the garden, but I don't turn.

I keep walking, trembling, and looking around for the person who called my name. I don't mind the dimmed lights. I keep walking, my breathing being the only sound echoing in this huge, scary garden.

“Is anyone there?” I ask through my fears, tears almost falling as I rummage through the garden further. Why did the voice stop? “Hello? Anyone there?” I ask again, but I get the same unnerving response—a screaming lull.

I am almost past the center of it, but nothing still. I haven't seen a thing, and that voice is no more. The garden is dead quiet! I halt in my tracks, opting to howl at whoever is around, but something stops me. The lights of the garden flicker on, the sharpness of them almost blinding me, but I dare not close my eyes. I can't.

The sudden burst of light illuminates the garden, casting long shadows that seem to dance m