Ava
Chris’s revelation hit us all like a ton of bricks. The room went eerily silent, all of our eyes widening in unison.
“But… But I saw you,” I muttered, shaking my head with disbelief. “Chris, I saw you walk past—”
“Ava, I never left the main area of the house. We promised we wouldn’t leave the confines of this area when we discussed the rules. Remember?”
My face paled a bit as I mentally recounted that discussion; Chris was right, of course. We had promised not to leave the areas of the house that we had cleaned earlier that day. During my excited run through the house, I must have gotten off track.
Fabian was utterly dumbfounded. “Tell us exactly what happened,” he said. “Moment by moment.”
I furrowed my brow and counted on my fingers. “First, I heard soft foots
