The Raven Mocker Evil Returns to Cades Cove by Aiden James

Author:Aiden James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-09-04T22:00:00+00:00

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John waited for her to disappear before slowly shuffling over to where the deputy waited for him. His head low, he hid the tears streaming down his face. The picture in his mind’s eye was of Evelyn weeping as she sought out the deputy she described earlier. Something she already knew about Hanna…something terrible had happened.

Chapter Twenty-five

“Well, would you just look at this place?” Ruth enthused, right after she removed her long overcoat and laid it over a large beige leather sectional sofa that faced an enormous stone fireplace.

She stood in the middle of the living room of the chalet rented by Miriam and David for much of the next week. The large, central room to the chalet was a splendid design of rustic pine logs and smooth river stones from the region, along with the comfort of posh furniture and a theatre entertainment system.

Christopher and Jillian ran into the living room behind her, finishing a game of tag that began shortly after the family’s rented Honda Odyssey pulled up to the modern log cabin, perched on top of a high hill on the eastern side of the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

“You’re it!” shouted Jillian, as she slapped her younger brother on the back.

Her voice echoed shrilly against the tall vaulted ceiling. Christopher let out a squeal after getting caught from behind.

“Wow, Mom—this place is so cool!” marveled Tyler, as his eyes followed the gaze of his great aunt.

He laid down the bundle of suitcases he carried next to a curved breakfast bar that separated the living room from the cabin’s large eat-in kitchen. His eyes again followed the height of the stone chimney which culminated at the apex of the two-story, A-frame building. Several tall windows on either side of the fireplace faced a gorgeous view of the Smoky Mountains, which faded quickly as the early evening darkness engulfed the surrounding snow-covered hills. To Tyler’s right was a long hall where three of the cabin’s bedrooms sat, and to his left a spiral, wrought-iron staircase led to a loft with another bedroom and the chalet’s billiard area.

Miriam soon followed her eldest son into the living room, and David made his appearance shortly after her, dusting the snow from his boots as he brought in the last of the luggage and two bags filled with groceries for the next few days.

“This is nice!” Pleased, despite her weariness from the trip that had been planned that morning and carried out that afternoon, Miriam allowed a genuine smile of appreciation to spread across her face.

“Well, it might not be Breckenridge, but I believe we’ll be all right,” added David, relieved by his wife’s new demeanor. He worried that her sullenness would ruin the dwindling holiday spirit. There remained hope that whatever recently caused her to grow distant from him could be remedied.

“Jill just found a snow saucer lying on the back deck—we can go sledding tomorrow!” Christopher excitedly pointed to where Jillian had just stepped out through the back door and onto the deck, moving over to the purple sled leaning against a tarp-covered hot tub.

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