Sophia followed William inside. As soon as they entered the main house, a chill crept through her, and she rubbed her arms for warmth.

The place was perfectly symmetrical. Right in front of the grand hall stood a staircase of seven or eight steps leading off in two directions.

She barely had a moment to take it in when she glanced upward and locked eyes with a pair of cold, black, soulless pupils. It startled her so much that she stumbled.

Thankfully, ...