C16 Veil of Deception

Laura's POV

The darkness outside stirred little as I went to the window and listened. The faintest sound of footsteps, doors creaking open and shut, was all I needed. The house fell eerily still; the shadows swallowed the last murmurs of movement. A plan was already in my head, and silently I slipped out of bed. The night's chill wrapped around me as I tiptoed down the hall