Nocturne 014 - Witch Hunt 02 – Lisa Childs - Persecuted (04-2007) by Silhouette Nocturne

Author:Silhouette Nocturne [Nocturne, Silhouette]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-01-16T23:08:14+00:00

Elena’s lungs burned as she struggled for breath. But she couldn’t open her mouth; water already flowed into her nose and down her throat, drowning her. She kicked out, fighting against the ropes that bound her ankles and pulled her under water. The shaft around which the rope was anchored turned, giving her enough slack to break the surface. Sputtering, she dragged air into her oxygen-deprived lungs, but she managed only one breath before the crank turned forward and pulled her beneath the water again.

She flailed her arms, clawing at the wooden sides of the vat in which she was submerged. Slivers impaled her fingertips, digging deep into the skin. Pain and fear pressed on her chest, like the water, stealing her breath.

Blood pounding in her ears, she heard not even the gurgle of water until the rope slackened around her ankles and she broke free of the surface again. Screams rent the air. Not hers. Her throat burned as she gasped for breath.

“Mommy! Mommy!”

She blinked away the water running from her hair into her eyes and focused on the metal catwalk above the vat. Lack of oxygen clouded her vision, so the images wavered: a figure in a hooded brown robe, a little blond girl clutched in his arms. She wriggled, trying to break free of his grasp.

“Mommy! Don’t hurt my mommy!”

Elena clawed her way to the top of the vat near the catwalk, then reached up. “Stacia,” she cried, her voice a hoarse croak. “Stacia…”

The man handed the child to Elena, dropping her into the water with her. But as Stacia fell, she grasped the man’s robe, pulling the hood free of his face.

And Elena, after months of witnessing his murders, finally saw the killer’s face. “No!”

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