Maxwell's POV
"WHO'S MAKING THAT NOISE?" I bellowed into the empty house.
Silence.
Then quiet, hurried footsteps as someone rushed to wherever the sound had come from.
I spotted another staff member - Jude, the new hire - walking across the far end of the hallway, his shoes making soft squeaking sounds against the floor.
"YOU!" I pointed at him, and he froze like a deer in headlights. "Not a single sound. Not one. You understand me? If I hear so much as a breath that's too loud, you're fired. All of you are fired if I hear anything!"
Jude's eyes went wide, and he nodded frantically before disappearing around the corner so fast he practically left skid marks.
I made it to my bedroom and slammed the door behind me, immediately regretting it when the bang echoed through the house.
The shower. I needed a shower.
