Chapter 2 - Unseen Eyes
The sharp sound made her father snap his head toward the darkness of the passage. He immediately pulled Sophia closer, his broad frame shielding her from whatever lurked in the shadow of the apartment building. "Stay here, Sophia," he whispered, his jaw set in a hard line as he stood up, scanning the flickering lights above.
Sophia squeezed her eyes shut, holding the bag of bread so tightly the plastic crinkled loudly. Through the drafty corridor, she heard the muffled sound of footsteps retreating down the back stairwell. Someone had been watching them, listening to every word of their painful discovery. When her father took a step toward the metal door at the end of the hall, he noticed a glossy black envelope lying directly on the floor where the figure had been standing moments before.
