Amelia Estrella’s life is a never-ending cycle of moving, her family fleeing every two months from an unknown fear. When they settle into a run-down house next to The Windy Hallow, a haunted mansion with a dark past, Amelia and her friends, Rena and Tom, decide to explore.
Inside, they uncover a horrific family secret: a monster of a father, Victor, who killed his entire family after a fortune cursed by greed. As they are thrust into the past, the friends realize that Amelia’s family is tied to the curse—and the only way to break it is to destroy Victor. But to do so, they must find a silver blade hidden deep within the mansion, guarded by unimaginable horrors.
With time and reality bending around them, they must face Victor’s monstrous wrath and the deadly legacy of greed. The Windy Hallow holds its secrets tightly, and only by confronting the past can they hope to survive. Will they break the curse, or will the mansion claim them as its next victims?
Chapter 12: Running Through Time
The room began to shake, and the walls melted like wax. We were flung through time again, landing back in the present. The mansion was dark and silent, but the monster was still there. He was waiting for us, pointing his long claws to the wall. He looked at us evilly
"You know too much," Victor growled, his voice guttural and filled with rage.
We ran. Victor chased us, he was running and cursing something as he raised his hand up like he wanted to grab us
The mansion was a maze, and every door we opened led us somewhere more terrifying - a room filled with hanging dolls, their eyes following us as we moved; a dining hall where the skeletons of the family sat at the table, their jaws frozen in silent screams. The bloody table, with rotten foods all over the plates and tiny pieces of bone. The monster was always just behind us, his claws scraping against the walls, his breath hot on our necks.
