Chapter 207

Bailey's POV

"No. No. No! Dad! Dad!"

He was being swallowed up by the velvety darkness and suddenly, I woke up with a fright and I sat up and stared into my dark room. I exhaled. It was just a dream. Dad was okay. He wasn't hurt. I rubbed my eyes and was unsure of when exactly I had fallen asleep. I felt around my bed and my hand brushed the book. I remembered now; I was reading it and then I dozed off.

I looked outside the window and I noticed that it was raining pretty hard. That was very unexpected. There had been nothing but clear skies for a while now. I looked at my phone and it was just 3am. I stretched and that was when I smelt it.

I sniffed the air and the strange smell was stronger than ever, basically in the same room with me. I was terrified and I turned on the bed side lamp in my room and I saw it: clad in a thck cloak that covered him head to toe.

I froze and was unable to move. The shadow of the hood he wore concealed his face and I eyes and it fel like I was looking a