Fun gone wrong

The flashing lights of the ambulance painted the front of the mansion red and white. The siren’s cry split through the night, cutting through the heavy silence that had settled after the music died. The bass had been pounding just minutes ago—Ares and Lila laughing, Julian tossing back a drink but now everything had gone still, like the house itself was holding its breath.

Lady Bianca lay motionless on the stretcher, her pale skin glistening with sweat, her eyes half open ...