Not This Close (A Rachel Blackwood Suspense Thriller—Book Three) by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2024-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The sun had long disappeared from the horizon, leaving the world to be enveloped in a veil of darkness. Shadows crept across the rows of houses, as if they were sinister hands reaching out for anyone who dared venture into the night. A chilling wind whispered through the trees, their limbs swaying and creaking under the weight of invisible forces. It was a night where fear lurked behind every corner, waiting to pounce upon unsuspecting prey.

Under the gnarled limbs of an ancient oak tree, a man sat inside his car, watching the scene unfold before him. The dim glow of the streetlights barely illuminated his pale face, revealing a pair of piercing eyes that seemed to hold a tempest of emotions. His thoughts danced around like children on a playground, giddy with excitement one moment, then trembling with anxiety in the next. He fidgeted with the steering wheel, his grip tightening and loosening in an erratic rhythm.

"Pretty lights," he mumbled to himself, staring at the flickering porch light of a nearby house. "So pretty."

In the distance, the distinct hum of an approaching vehicle broke through the stillness of the night. A minivan rolled into view, its headlights cutting through the darkness like twin beams. The man's focus shifted, his eyes narrowing in anticipation as the van pulled up in front of a modest two-story house. The engine sputtered to a halt, and the driver's door creaked open.

Out of the car stepped a woman, her raven hair cascading down her shoulders like a waterfall of ink. She wore a weary expression, the lines around her eyes hinting at the weight of the world that she carried upon her shoulders. As she moved towards the back of the van, her footsteps were cautious, deliberate.

"Come on, little ones," she called out gently, her voice tinged with exhaustion but still warm and comforting. "Time to go inside."

The man's gaze followed the woman as she opened the van's rear door, revealing two young children nestled in their car seats. Their faces were a mixture of sleepiness and curiosity, their eyes wide and innocent as they gazed upon the world around them. The woman began unhooking their seatbelts, her movements quick and efficient even in her fatigued state.

She seemed... less alert than she had at the pool. When she'd been scared of him.

"Mommy's got you," she whispered soothingly as she lifted each child from their seat, cradling them close to her chest. "Let's get you to bed."

As the woman carried her precious cargo towards the front door of the house, the man watched from the shadows with bated breath, his heart pounding wildly in his chest.

"Please be nice," he whispered to himself, his fingers drumming an erratic beat against the steering wheel. "Please, please be nice."

The man's eyes were locked on the woman as she placed the last of her children inside the house. His breath fogged up the car window, the eerie atmosphere outside seeping into his bones. The night was an orchestra of

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