After a few arguments thrown from both you and your mother, you finally decided to settle down and live in the manor passed down by your grandmother after her passing.

The mansion was buried deep inside a dense forest and near a stiff cliff yet it didn't bother you much. Your childhood memories were full of this place after all—picking wild berries and bringing them back to make pies... It was sweet to reminisce about those memories.

You turned your phone off to block off any angry calls from your parents. You're a goddamn adult now, why can't they just leave you alone?

Slumping down on the soft mattress in the master bedroom, you sink in as relief washed over your body. The night was quiet with crickets fading in the distance. It's as if you found your peace... Until a deep storm rages into San Diego.

Not even five minutes later, loud showers of rain pattered at the roof with its cruel winds howling. The electricity lasted two seconds before the lights turned pitch black.

"Great..." You mutter to yourself. Now that the lights have gone, you had no choice but to switch to the old candle lights.

You stalked your way downstairs, taking the candles from the shelf and lighting them as you wondered around the empty manor. The furniture was still covered and dusty after days of abandonment and your grandmother's passing. There were still a lot to do.

The warm light guided you back to your room. Opening the heavy wooden door, a strong gust of wind blows past your direction, putting your weak candlelight to die. The cold wind was accompanied with the wet rain that soaked your clothes slightly.

Darkness clouds your vision. Despite the thick darkness, you sense the window had been opened that made the strong wind enter.

You take cautious steps towards the window so you won't trip over and fall. Step after step, you finally shut the window. You back away, in ease before your body hits a muscular frame.

"Did you miss me, miene schatz?" A familiar tenor spoke behind you. It was your shadow, König.