His Last Tenant Still Calls My Name / Chapter 5: Through the Peephole, the Truth
His Last Tenant Still Calls My Name

His Last Tenant Still Calls My Name

Author: Bonnie Evans

Chapter 5: Through the Peephole, the Truth

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But just then, a woman’s hand suddenly grabbed mine.

The touch was ice-cold, fingers digging into my skin. I gasped, spinning around, but saw nothing—just the empty apartment stretching behind me. My heart hammered.

Her voice whispered right in my ear:

The words slid into my ear, soft and urgent. “Ben wants to kill you! If you don’t believe me, look!”

She forced my head toward the peephole.

I stumbled forward, her grip impossibly strong. My eye pressed to the glass, breath fogging up the lens.

And through it, I saw a man in a black raincoat—

He stood in the hallway, motionless, rainwater dripping from his coat. His face was hidden, but I could see the glint of steel in his hand.

Holding… an axe…

The blade caught the hallway light, sharp and gleaming. My blood ran cold. I jerked back from the door, heart thundering in my chest, the woman’s voice echoing in my ears: “If you don’t believe me, look…”

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