Earthly Desires

Monica Hasst Part 7

“Did you hear that?” Monica whispered, her voice barely carrying. She didn’t really expect an answer—just a trick of her imagination, probably.

But then it came again. A soft, deliberate tapping, echoing through the room. She froze, every muscle tightening, straining to pinpoint the source.

The sound seemed impossibly deliberate, rhythmic, almost taunting. Monica’s heart thudded in her chest as her eyes scanned the shadows, each one twisting and shifting in the dim light