Chapter Twenty

Elyon woke up with a start to the sound of glass breaking. She turned on the lamp on her nightstand and checked her alarm clock. It was just two am on Sunday morning which made her wonder if it was from the next house or where?.

She heard the noise again and scrambled out of bed then ran out of her room barefoot to Miesa’s room only to collide with a hard body in the hallway and she fell back on her ass.

It was definitely a man dressed in black and he had a mask on so she couldn’t see his face. He stalked menacingly towards her and she moved back unable to get up.

“Who..who are you and what do you want?”. Elyon tried to sound brave but her voice shook. She hoped her baby was okay.

“I’m here to deliver a message to you.” The man’s voice was so deep and distorted that she could hardly make out what he was saying.

“What?”. She had to ask again.

“Mommy!”. Miesa screamed out from somewhere. "Mommy!”.

Elyon shot up from her position on the floor and made to run to Miesa but the huge