C17 Shadows and Whispers

The air inside the house felt charged, thick with an unspoken tension. Lila's eyes were fixed on the shadowy figure, her heart pounding in her chest. The woman's voice echoed in her mind, laced with anger and something she couldn't quite place. Warning?

"You shouldn't have come here," the figure repeated, her form flickering like a candle about to extinguish.

"Who are you?" Lila's voice broke