Saturday Snippet: A Dark Figure Loomed Over Her

The following snippet is from 

 A Bride for Quentin  

by Zina Abbott

Mistaken Identity Mail Order Brides Book 8

Her eyes popped open and she struggled to keep her breathing even. She clamped her teeth over her tongue to prevent any sound from escaping her lips. Something had disturbed her sleep. Did a breeze ruffle her bedroom curtain? As she continued to listen, she kept her body still.

          Above her, the ceiling of her bedroom revealed nothing but the nighttime darkness. Lying on her back, she waited for her eyes to adjust so what little ambient light might have entered through the window. Hearing the creak of one of the floorboards, she tensed. Was it due to the house settling as the air outside cooled, or was someone in the room? Slowly, she turned her head toward the window.

          Immediately, a dark figure loomed over her, blocking any light entering from outside. A hand smelling of dirt and horse clamped over her mouth.

          “Not a word, missy. You want nothing to happen to the old lady in the next room, you won’t scream or nothing.”

          Fear shot through her and she began to tremble. Who are you? What do you want? She clutched the edge of the bedsheet and bunched it together as she pulled her hands beneath her chin.

          “Not going to hurt you, though I wouldn’t mind having a little fun with a sweet little thing like you. You’re a pretty one, from what I seen. I got my orders, though, and they include you being delivered in one piece. Soon as you do what you’re told, I’ll be on my way.”

          She forced her chin up and turned her face away. What do you want? The man responded by pressing his hand more firmly over her mouth and nose, making it more difficult to breathe.

          Her eyes staring in the blankness of the dark, she listened as the sound of something rubbing against her windowsill ended with a soft thud on her floor.

          “You got her yet? What you want me to do now?”

          Although the words were whispered, in the quiet of a sleeping world, she heard them clearly.

          “Hold it down.” The annoyed hiss came from her captor. “Soon as she writes her note, we’ll pack up everything personal and haul it out of here. He was very clear. We make it look like she left on her own.”

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