Bishop to Knight One (Diviner's Game Book 1) by Jennifer Cody

Author:Jennifer Cody [Cody, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Matt

Cary looks at me blankly from the sidewalk in front of our old house. I’m sitting on the porch and tell him to come back into the yard. He’s out of bounds. I am aware of, though I can’t see, the predator in the shadows. Cary doesn’t hear me or no, wait, he’s mad at me. “No one wants me! You don’t want me!” he screams, taking a step toward the road.

I try to get out of the chair, but something has locked me down. I need to get to him. “No!” I yell as a shadow darts out of the mist surrounding the yard.

It runs through Cary and stops behind him, turning into the Demon. I struggle to get out of my chair as the Demon thrusts its claws into Cary. I see the blood spurt out of his mouth and roar, finally jumping free of the chair far too late to save my kid. Jasper comes running out of the house, past me, straight to Cary, but not seeing the Demon. I can’t run and then it’s too late. The Demon claws Jasper’s neck, decapitating him. Grief and rage overwhelm me. The twins appear out of nowhere, crawling now, straight to the Demon. I scream, running to grab them before the Demon can kill my whole family.

I startle awake with a scream in my throat and jump out of bed, confused for a second about where I am, then remember that Deejay pulled me into his bed. My heart races with fear and grief. My face is wet with tears that won’t stop even though I am awake now and I know it was just a dream. The panic and grief from losing the kids I love sticks with me, making it difficult to pull myself together.

Darkness surrounds me, making me jump at shadows. I know I already killed the antagonist of my dream, but my mind wonders if the walls have hidden enemies in them, if the shadows hide the next attack. I take a deep breath, grounding myself by looking at Deejay buried under his blanket, softly snoring. I rub my hands through my hair, wiping at my face and breathing the way I’ve seen Robbie do before I decide I need to lay eyes on my boys.

I grab the towel I dropped on the floor before climbing into Deejay’s bed and wrap it around my waist, then quietly leave his room, pulling the door to, but not latching it. I stop at the nursery on the way downstairs, checking the twins’ breathing, relieved to see the gentle rise and fall of their blankets. I stare at their sleeping faces hard, wanting to hold them, but knowing that I can’t just wake them up because I had a nightmare.

I need to see the others, so I force my feet to take the stairs down to the second floor and gingerly open Cary and Jasper’s door. They’re curled around each other in a tangle of limbs, sleeping peacefully—breathing, blood-free, healthy, and whole.

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