Scorched Heart (The Firebrand Series Book 4) by Helen Harper

Author:Helen Harper [Harper, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Book Cover by Yocla Designs
Published: 2021-05-05T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

I remained where I was for several minutes. The air was far cooler now but I didn’t feel cold. I didn’t really feel anything. The damned crow continued to hop around, poking at the ground. ‘Don’t you sleep?’ I asked it eventually.

It paused in its search for a juicy worm and looked up at me.

‘What are you?’ I asked.

The bird dipped its head and returned its attention to the ground.

A long drawn-out whisper broke the silence. ‘Emmmmmmma.’ I jerked. ‘Little Emmmmmmmma.’

I grabbed my crossbow. ‘Who is that?’ I demanded. ‘Who’s there?’

The crow squawked. It flapped up into the air, sailing over my head and out to the road beyond.

‘Emmmmmmmma.’

Fucking hell. Where was that coming from? One minute it seemed to be from beyond the cottage, the next it was over by the copse of woods.

‘I have a crossbow,’ I called out. ‘And I will use it.’ I held it up, pointing its tip from one corner of the garden to another. From over the hedgerow, there was a loud caw. It was followed immediately by a low, mocking laugh. An involuntary shudder ran down my spine.

The crow cawed again. Was it the damned bird calling my name? No. That was stupid. My eyes narrowed. ‘Who’s there? Who are you?’

There was nothing but silence. I held myself very still. I possessed supernatural hearing; it wasn’t as good as a werewolf’s, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t rely on it. I sniffed the air and smelled nothing but dewy earth and the faint scent of honeysuckle.

I squinted through the gloom but I couldn’t see anything beyond the shadows. I walked to one side of the garden, beyond the wall of the cottage, then I walked to the other. Nothing. No more freaky whispers. No sign of any living being. Even the crow had vanished.

I gritted my teeth and waited for several moments. There were no more strange sounds. I was alone and, I had to admit, I was scared. Eventually, with the crossbow in front of me and ready to fire at any moment, I left.

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