The Gabrielle Series Boxed Set by Zachary Chopchinski

Author:Zachary Chopchinski [Chopchinski, Zachary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Books & Bow Ties Publishing
Published: 2017-10-12T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

Gabrielle jumped out of bed, heart pounding and screaming at the top of her lungs. She grasped at her chest as though she were still clutching the hound. The bright sun shining through the window stabbed at her eyes and silenced her screams.

She looked around and found she was back in her bedroom, though she didn’t remember going back to sleep. She didn’t remember making it back up to her room at all. The last thing she could recall was having tea, chatting with Morrigan and then saying goodnight.

The air in the room was hot and stale causing Gabrielle to feel like she couldn’t take in oxygen. Sweat covered her entire body making her uncomfortably sticky.

“It was only a dream.” The words came out cracked and raspy and she smacked her lips together, trying to bring moisture back into her mouth. Gabrielle sat down on the edge of her bed thinking about her dream.

The nightmare was so realistic she could still feel the moss under her toes. The image of her mother’s lifeless body sprawled out on the floor was burned into her mind.

“It was only a dream,” she said again, trying to remind herself—or rather to convince herself—that her mother was alive and well back in their home in Envisage.

With every forceful thump, Gabrielle thought her heart would burst from her chest. She grabbed at her nightgown, the tightening on her lungs feeling like someone were sitting on her chest. Her breath quickened, the sound mimicking the wings of a humming bird. She was going to have a panic attack.

Gabrielle laid back onto the bed and closed her eyes once more. She focused on slowing her breathing. She concentrated on the sounds of the world surrounding her. Though she couldn't hear anything coming from inside the house, she could hear the faint commotions of people milling around outside.

Gabrielle’s breathing calmed, and the pressure left her chest. With cautious aspiration, she opened her eyes and pushed herself up to a seated position.

She brought herself to her feet, feeling them falter, and made her way to the window. Where the previous night she could only see her reflection staring back at her, a vast field now sat before her.

Several people were working on the field and a barn-type building sat on the opposite side of the property. Beyond the barn, the land was flat for as far as she could see and there weren't any other houses nearby. She stood for a moment, admiring the peaceful scene, grateful that she was awake and out of Arawn’s grasp.

Arawn had always been terrifying and unpleasant, but that place, those creatures, it was all something else. She couldn’t shake the feeling that it was more than a dream.

A bead of lingering sweat dripped from her lashes and Gabrielle turned around; looking for something she could change into. A large armoire stood on the far side of the room. Gabrielle pulled it open, revealing a row of dresses and gowns. She rolled her eyes as she surveyed her new wardrobe.

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