Chapter One
Ruby Red Eyes
Two Weeks Later…..
Rain thundered against her bedroom window, the torrent threatening to break the glass to pieces. Kelsey turned her iPod volume up until everything but the sweet notes of Loreena McKennitt were drowned out. She couldn't stand rain.
"The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy seas
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
And the highwayman came riding,
Riding, riding,"
But the rain pounded harder, she closed her eyes and huddled under the thick blankets. Images flashed before her eyes, the summer sun, lazing under the stars as she fell asleep and being held in their arms, so hot and right. Her eyes popped open.
She was afraid to breathe as she recalled that night, she even sat up to make sure she was alone. But the feel of his skin against hers had her quivering feverishly.
"One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize tonight,
But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;
Yet if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day,
Then look for me by the moonlight,
Watch for me by the moonlight,"
She had woken, barely opened her eyes as the morning rays buffeted her. She had stared into his face. Pale grey eyes. Strong features and the smouldering look of a killer. The beast within her stretched out its claws and raked the edge of her metaphysical guard that she had built around her.
The wind picked up outside and she pulled the blankets over her head. Kelsey couldn't sleep, she felt too restless and she itched to run through the forest, or chase something warm and frightened. She could almost hear the frantic beat of a scared heart, the smell of bumping blood.
"Watch for me by the moonlight
I'll come to thee by the moonlight, though hell should bar the way!
She twisted her hands behind her, but all the knots held good!
She writhed her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat of blood!
They stretched and strained in the darkness and the hours crawled by
Like years!"
Her eyes closed. She fell asleep with the taste of fear on her tongue and the sweet melody of death playing in her ears.
It was calming.
"When they shot him down on the highway,
Down like a dog on the highway,
And he lay in his blood on the highway, with the bunch of lace at his
Throat."
Waking from her deep sleep was like rising from a vast ocean, she surfaced, and then was sucked back down as she realized the rain was still swaying outside her window and the sun had yet to show its face.
Kelsey sat up slowly, rubbing her eyes and wondering why she could feel the cold air against her skin. She must have pushed the quilt and blanket onto the floor. She grumbled as she slouched into the bathroom, not even glancing at the mirror as she hurried over the cold tiles into the toilet and then pulled herself into the shower.
She yelped as the cold water hit her, and then melted as it began to heat up. The thin scars that covered her body were sore as she tried to rub life into her frozen limbs. She washed her hair and groped for her towel to dry the suds from her eyes.
But she found none.
Her eyes opened and she was forced to squint, she didn't see her towel. In fact, she couldn't see her clothes either. She scowled and snapped the shower off. As soon as the water stopped and the cool air hit her she was freezing again.
She stumbled out of the shower and out the bathroom door into the living room.
She could feel eyes on her.
Someone was in her house.
Panic built in her throat, calling the beast within her to rise. But she contained it, barely.
A chuckle sounded in the air around her and a blush set fire to her whole body. She was standing still, water dripping off her, and she was completely naked.
She made a run for her room, but not before she could sight of a pair of ruby red eyes.
Wow, this took me way too long to put up, sorry if anyone was reading it. And it's a bit short, I'm a bit disappointed with that. I'll try and make the next chapter longer, promise.
Emily
Thank you to:
Kass
Heather
