Beyond the Mask by Sharron McKinlay

Author:Sharron McKinlay [McKinlay, Sharron]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-06-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The next few weeks passed in a nightmare of confusion and fear for me. It had begun the next night, with shrill, terrible screaming that tore through my body and woke me in a panic. I clutched at Nicholas but he was still sleeping, he moaned and simply turned over. The noise came again. This was no dream. I was completely awake.

“Nick, Nick!” I shook him.

“What is it? For goodness sake, what’s the matter?” His voice was terse.

“Someone’s screaming. It sounds near. Someone’s in trouble.”

He sat up and listened for a few minutes. “There’s no one. Go back to sleep. You were only having a dream.”

“No, no I wasn’t dreaming. Nick please!” I pleaded.

“What do you expect me to do?”

“Let’s have a look. It sounded like it was in the house, downstairs.”

“For goodness sake, Kimberley, the doors are locked, the windows bolted. No one can get in. The alarm would be going if anyone was about. Go back to sleep!”

I lay there, every fibre of my being alert. There was no way I could go back to sleep. My mind was so active, going over and over that terrible noise, afraid to go downstairs and see for myself, then wondering if I had dreamed it. I got up and checked Anna but she was still sound asleep. I crawled back into bed and after a few hours eventually my body relaxed and I succumbed to sleep.

Next day Peter Trinette left the house early and Nicholas went to the stables as soon as he had dressed and breakfasted.

I’d been up at dawn to feed Anna so I had a leisurely breakfast alone and then prepared for my day. I fed Anna her morning feed and played with her until she was tired and ready for her morning sleep. I tucked her in and kissed her. I stood over her for a few minutes. I loved the sweet scented smell of her and as I kissed her again I had to force myself not to pick her up again. As I tip-toed out of the nursery I thought I heard a noise in our bedroom but there was no one there.

I looked around at the beautiful mahogany wood panels and fancy ceilings and for a moment was lost in thought. It was still hard to believe that I was married to Nicholas and lived in this big house. I put out my hand and stroked the silk coverlet on our bed. Then I walked slowly downstairs to walk in the garden and fill in some time.

It was early in the evening, when I was changing for dinner that I opened the wardrobe door and stood there in shock. Inside the wardrobe was a row of beautiful evening gowns that I’d never seen before. My own clothes had vanished. With growing fear I shut the bedroom door and then I looked down at the shoe boxes and pulled them out to check if the cell phone was there. I quickly found it

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