The Devil Behind Us by S C Wilson

Author:S C Wilson [Wilson, S C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732360129
Publisher: Backabity
Published: 2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Gunshots echoed through the dark woods, shattering the still of the night. Wildlife in the dense brush scurried away, their invisible paths marked only by the quick crunching of leaves and the rustle of dry grass. The birds in the treetops flapped their wings as one and disappeared. Clutching the wound on her side, Jesse, eyes large and white with fear, collapsed to her knees. Blood spat from the wound on Jake Roberts’s neck. The ringing in her ears was so loud that she couldn’t hear the deafening roar of the waterfall tumbling over the rocky bluffs behind her.

Jesse’s pupils danced frantically beneath her closed lids and her legs fought to free themselves from beneath the tangle of sheets as the dream shifted. She found herself standing in an unfamiliar home, Abby seated at a nearby table. Fear took hold when she tried to move toward Abby and found her body unwilling to obey the simple command. It felt as if her feet were glued to the floor.

The snap of splintering wood broke the odd hush. Adrenaline tingled through Jesse’s body when a man kicked open the door. Though she had never met him, she knew who he was—Silas. Her mind’s eye had created its own rendering of Abby’s deceased husband.

Jesse saw fear register on Abby’s face. Desperately she willed her body to move, to step between the woman she loved and the man coming through the door. When it wouldn’t budge, she watched helplessly, frozen, as Silas jerked Abby up by her arm. Horror accompanied her paralysis when Silas drew back his fist.

Jesse’s arms flailed, a painful moan escaping her each time Silas landed a blow. The final punch connected with such force Abby crashed to the floor. Jesse shot up in bed, panting and sweat-soaked as her eyes snapped open. She glanced around the room, disoriented, her heart hammering. It was just a horrible nightmare, she thought as she fought to calm her racing pulse.

She slumped back against the pillow, contemplating the nightmare. For years after the brutal murder of her family, she had been plagued with terrifying dreams. It had been such a long time since she had had one; she hoped she’d outgrown them. The only conclusion she could think of was their return had been brought on by the uncertainty of living off the mountain.

It dawned on her then that she was alone in the room. No Abby. No twins. Her sleep-addled brain needed time to catch up. She glanced under the sheet and sucked in a breath when she realized she was naked. Slowly, she recalled Aponi had kept the babies last night. A smile tickled at the corners of her mouth as she thought about what had taken place in this bed a few hours ago, and how Abby had never been more beautiful than in the pale glow of the full moon. During the night their bodies had been bathed in soft light coming through the lone window, which now lit up the room like a flare.

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