Across the Threshold

The doorbell chimed at exactly two o'clock in the afternoon, its gentle sound echoing through the quiet house. Willa jumped up from the couch where she had been pretending to read, her heart racing with nervous excitement. She had been waiting by the window for the past hour, watching every car that passed by the gates.

"They're here." The whisper came to Sadie, who was arranging fresh flowers in