Whispers From the Dead by Hopkins Karen Ann

Author:Hopkins, Karen Ann [Hopkins, Karen Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, thriller, Crime, Adult, Romance
Amazon: B00RY959DS
Goodreads: 24362016
Published: 2015-01-06T08:00:00+00:00

16

By the time we slid to a stop alongside the barn that was on fire, I had already called 911. The backside of the barn was engulfed in flames and the plume of smoke that a minute before had been wispy tentacles on the wind was now a giant black cloud rising from the structure.

“Where’s Rowan?” Daniel shouted at Gabe as he grabbed the boy by the arm and held him in place.

“He went in after Dakota and the calf. They’re in there!” Gabe struggled against Daniel’s firm hold.

“You stay here with your sisters and Seth. I’ll go help him,” Daniel released the boy and plunged through the open doorway.

My heart pounded in my chest. I took a breath and calculated the speed of the growing fire and weakening of the structure. Lucinda suddenly had her arms wrapped tightly around my waist.

The little girl’s red face was soaked with tears. She looked up and cried, “Da’s going to die trying to save Dakota and Midnight.”

Mareena was standing a few steps back, holding onto Cacey, and watching the spectacle with the blank face of complete shock. Seth was crouched beside her. His arms encircled the dog tightly as it barked relentlessly at the doomed barn.

Midnight—the calf had a name now? Shoot. Anger nearly glazed my vision. Why were those stupid men risking their lives for a horse and a cow? Deep down I totally understood, but still, seeing Rowan’s children lined up and knowing that they might be orphans in the next few minutes made it unconscionable. And now Daniel was in there, too.

To hell with the Amish’s ideas about God’s will and preordained fate. I certainly couldn’t stand by and let it happen on my watch.

“Stay here and wait for the fire trucks!” I shouted at the kids.

I relished in the wet splatters of snow that hit my face just before I ran through the doorway of the barn. The aisle was dark with smoke, but I could still make out the frames of the stalls as I held my breath, stumbling along. I counted the stall doorways, trying to remember which one Dakota had been in.

Muffled voices reached my ears and a surge of hope sprang to life inside of me, but it was short lived when the barn’s interior was suddenly illuminated by a spout of blazing flames wicking up the wall. I could clearly see the fire dancing in between the skeletal remains of beams and joists that were left in the far part of the barn. I was betting that in less than a minute that section was coming down.

Daniel was struggling with Dakota’s lead rope as the terrified horse jumped away from Rowan’s hands. I quickly assessed that he was attempting to cover Dakota’s eyes with a cloth of some kind.

“Get him against the wall, Daniel. I almost got it that time!” Rowan called out.

Daniel pushed Dakota forcefully into the wall. The lines on his face popped with strain when he looked over at me.

“Get the hell out of here, Serenity!” Daniel shouted.

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