Chapter 18BOOOOM!
Jumping up from a prone position, Zofia felt her heart thumping hard in her chest. She'd been asleep, and the sudden sound woke her, and now she found that she was levitating a foot off the couch. And she couldn't see. Wait, the lights had either gone out or had been turned off. She had to ascertain where she was. That's right. She was inside Dark Castle, in the room with the piano and all the books. She could see the piano's high-polished lid glinting not far away. But it seemed even darker than she remembered. Had the sun set? Why were all the lights turned off?
Gazing around she called out, “Biddle?”
“Here,” came his reply. A lit candelabra floated toward her out of the gloom and settled before her on the table.
“How long have I been asleep?”
“At least two shadowp
