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Authors: Lorraine Kennedy
He started thrusting his rigid erection into her heated
flesh, at first she felt that he would rip her open, but the pain
passed and she found herself swept away as he franticly
plunged into her. Wrapping her legs around his hips, she
pulled him into her depths as far as she could, relishing the
pain of him using her wet sheath to satisfy his craving.
As he moved within her, Laura's own need reached its
peak, and she could take it no longer. Raking his back with
her nails, the night shattered into a million fragments.
Simultaneously, she felt his searing flesh pulsing within her.
His growls turned to vicious snarls. The sensation of his
throbbing orgasm was enough to send sensation rippling
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through her body once again, and she relished the feeling of
her tight flesh milking his rock hard member for the hot seed
that was exploding within her.
Drowning in his love, her mind never registered his blazing
yellow eyes.
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The morning's soft light covered her like a golden blanket.
Rushing water reached out to pull her from a deep sleep.
Finally, it was the feeling of displacement that brought her
fully awake.
Shades of black were stripped from her memory as bits
and pieces of the previous night returned. The first detail that
slipped into her thoughts was the cold emptiness beside her
and the awareness that she was alone.
The memory was surreal and hard to place in the world of
reality. Had Justin made love to her last night or had it all
been a dream? The longer she thought about it, the clearer
the memory became, bringing with it a feeling of total
contentment. Justin's tenderness had turned so savage in the
heights of their lovemaking, but he had sated the fire within
her like no man ever had.
She rose to her elbows and took in the beauty of her
surroundings. The reflecting sun lent the illusion of a million
tiny diamonds dancing in the spray of the waterfall. Though a
woolen blanket sheltered her nakedness, the moisture in the
air chilled her. She made an attempt to rise, but her knees
were too weak, and she stumbled.
Laura wondered sourly why she felt as if she had
consumed a large amount of alcohol the night before. On a
couple of occasions she'd had the misfortune of drinking too
much champagne and the next morning had felt very similar
to this.
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As soon as the dizziness passed, Laura struggled into her
clothes, stopping abruptly when her jeans made contact with
her thighs, sending tendrils of sharp pain through her body.
Laura swayed when she saw the ugly teeth marks that had
turned to angry black bruises. Between her legs she was very
sore. This eliminated any doubts about the wild night of sex
that she remembered. But the bite marks?
Had Justin done this?
She could not quite grasp the elusive
memory.
Scanning her surroundings, Laura attempted to find a clue
as to where she was from Beaver Creek. There was only one
trail leading away from the waterfall leaving her no choice in
which way to go.
As she walked through the thick pines, Laura became
increasingly angry. How could he have made love to her and
then left her there in the woods all alone? Never had someone
treated her so disrespectfully. Blinded by unshed tears, Laura
pushed her way deeper into the shadows of the pines. She
made up her mind to find him and thrash him like he
deserved. Afterwards she would walk away and never see him
again.
"Hello!" The voice of a girl called out to her.
Laura froze—her eyes seeking the source of the bodiless
voice. An instant later, she saw the little girl hidden in the
shade of a large pine tree—not too far from where she stood
on the path.
The owner of the voice could have been no more than six
or seven years old, and reminded Laura of a little waif. The
girl peered up at her through large, dark eyes. Her shoulder
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length black hair appeared to be tangled and knotted, as if
she had been hard at play.
Her smile was disarming, and when the little girl stood up,
Laura could see that her small feet were cracked and dirty, as
if she had been walking barefoot on the hot desert floor.
"You look very sad." The little girl gave Laura a half smile.
"Yes, I guess I am." Laura tried but was not very
successful.
"Why are you sad?"
"I'm really not sure." A single tear crept down Laura's
cheek, her pain threatening to burst forth. "I think it is
because someone I know did something that was not very
nice."
"Justin?" The girl's eyes widened questioningly.
"Do you know Justin?" Laura asked, completely forgetting
to answer the girl's question.
The girl said nothing, but just nodded.
"What's your name?" Laura asked.
Dark eyes stared at her silently, but a second later her
little feet closed the distance between herself and Laura.
"I bet you have a really pretty name." Laura bent down so
that she could look into the girl's eyes.
"My name is Rosa." The girl held out her tiny hands to
Laura.
In the same instant that she grasped the little girl's hands,
Laura felt something close to an electrical shock flood through
her body.
The darkness of Rosa's eyes pulled at her and she felt
herself slipping into them, losing touch with everything
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around her. She was falling ... plunging into obscurity. When
the world ceased spinning, she found herself in a large
clearing, darkened by the night. A full moon filled the sky, but
its silvery light was unsuccessful in penetrating the dense fog.
The mist seeped through her skin until she had become
one with it. Her sight cleared and she could make out the
erratic, but graceful movement of the things before her. Their
dance was hypnotic, but what were those things?
Slowly, the mass of movement took on individual shapes—
the shape of cats, and wolves. But they were huge and
deformed—their features shifting and changing as they
danced. Their eyes! Laura could not hold back her screams
when she saw into their eyes.
Their eyes seemed to have captured the light of the moon
and were burning with murderous lust. Blood dripped from
their snarling fangs.
"This is their true essence ... Laura." Rosa sounded far
away.
Laura opened her eyes to find herself alone. The morning
was as bright and beautiful as it had been a moment before,
but Rosa was gone. Looking around, she tried to spot the girl,
but there was no sign she had ever been there.
Shaking her head, Laura tried to clear her thoughts. Maybe
she had imagined the whole thing? Possibly something left
over from the drug they had given her the night before. She
was certain now, that she had been drugged.
A wave of misery washed over her anew.
How could he have done it?
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She continued on to Beaver Creek, and upon finally
reaching the town she found it completely empty. Laura
looked for any sign of life as she made her way to her truck.
Though she couldn't see anyone, she was overcome with the
feeling of being watched.
The truck was exactly where she had left it the night
before. Digging into her pants pocket, her fingers grasped her
keys. She quickly got in and started it up. An overwhelming
need to flee Beaver Creek took hold of her and she began to
shake.
The wind whisked through the trees, creating an eerie
moaning, while whirlwinds of dust danced in the dirt road, as
if they could block her escape.
Laura slowed the truck as she approached Justin's cabin.
It, too, appeared to be deserted. Leaving the engine running,
she knocked on the door but all was silent. She tried again
and received the same results.
Disappointed, Laura got back in her Bronco and started
home.
Laura bathed and dressed for work. A glance at the clock
told her that she was already very late. Jessup was not going
to be happy with her. This would be the second time that she
strolled into the office late.
Entering the dimly lit office, she braced herself to receive a
tongue-lashing.
"Jessup!" she called out, but her only answer was the echo
of her own voice.
"Jessup, are you here?" Laura began searching the trailer.
She found only emptiness.
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She frowned, thinking how odd it was for him to be gone
this time of day without forewarning her. Maybe in Brantic
City she would find someone who might know where Jessup
had disappeared? Tinges of uneasiness descended on her,
and she hoped that Jessup was not going to be among the
Duncini casualties.
Outside, the day was already heating up and inside the
truck was even hotter. A breeze wafted through the window
as she drove, helping to cool her. Before long, Laura rounded
a hillside and Brantic City came into view.
Something was wrong!
It appeared as if the whole community had gathered
outside the Nugget Saloon and several police cars lined the
street in front of the old building.
Laura was forced to park a distance from the saloon. She
headed toward the mass of people, spotting Jessup in the
midst of conversation with one of Duccini's employees.
Laura tapped Jessup on the shoulder.
"Where in the blazes have you been? We have been
looking for you all morning!" Anger glistened in his eyes.
Taken back, Laura answered. "It got so late last night that
I stayed in Beaver Creek," she told him, hoping that her blush
didn't reveal too much.
Fortunately, Jessup was too caught up in other things to
give it much notice.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Oh, not much, just a couple of the locals were found
mutilated, that's all." His irritation with her came through in
every word.
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"I'm sorry. I'd have let you know if I had known I'd be
staying over," Laura apologized.
His big hand came up to slap her on the back. "Since there
seems to be some crazy nut around here, I suggest you stay
closer to home from now on. We were just worried about you
... that's all."
"What on earth is going on around here—people
disappearing and popping up dead? I feel like I've walked
onto the set of some B movie." Laura wondered how all this
could really be happening.
Jessup took Laura by the arm, leading her back to her car.
"By the way, your grandfather called this morning and he
sounded very upset. He demanded that you leave here
immediately."
"I guess I should try and call him." Laura slid into the
driver's seat of her Bronco.
A spooky feeling gnawed at her insides as she looked into
her rearview mirror and saw Jessup watching her drive away.
For the third time that day, Laura listened to the endless
ringing as she waited for someone at the trading post to pick
up the phone. Sighing, she hung up. It was very unusual for
no one to be at Glass Mountain in the middle of the day.
The day dragged on and Laura continued to call the
Trading Post at least once an hour. The result was the same
each time. It was just after five in the afternoon when Jessup
finally made it back to the office.
"You okay?" His forehead wrinkled with lines of worry.
"Yes," Laura answered, though she was not altogether sure
that she
was
okay.
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"You don't look so well," he commented.
Laura looked away, hoping that he would not read more in
her face than what she would want him to.
"Things are crazy in town. The sheriff mentioned that he
would be around to talk to you soon. He seems to think that
you know more than what you are letting on."
Laura groaned and rested her head on her desk.
"Did you talk to your grandfather?" His voice was
sympathetic.
"Nope," Laura told him, feeling as if she didn't even have
the strength to raise her head and look at him.
"Maybe you should go back to your cabin and get some
rest? I think you need it,"
Jessup told her.
"If you don't mind, I think I'll do that." Laura tried to
smile, but failed miserably.
"Go ahead, not much to do around here right now