6/21/2023 0 Comments Betrayal by R.L. Stine![]() ![]() “Yes, my frightening story has just begun,” Nora whispered. ![]() The blood of both families, through decades. The Fiers would continue to pay dearly for their betrayal of the Goodes. This poor hand must hold out until my story is through.” And the story was just beginning, Nora knew. “So much to tell,” she said, staring into the yellow flame. She lowered her pen and took a moment to stretch her aching fingers. ![]() Village of Shadyside 1900 Nora Goode hunched over her writing paper, the candlelight flickering over the small desk. A few moments later he was out of the cold, dark house, walking into the sunshine, thinking about the village of Wickham, thinking about the Goodes, driven by his bitterness toward the sweetness of revenge. With a wistful sigh Ezra slipped the cord around his neck and adjusted the amulet over his chest. Words were inscribed on the back of the medallion, but Ezra could not make them out in the dim light. He stared at the tiny three-toed claw in the center of the disk. Holding the candle in front of him, Ezra leaned over the skeleton and lifted a round silver amulet from around the neck bone. In the dim light Ezra spied a strange object at its neck. ![]() The skeleton seated at the table suddenly creaked and toppled backward. His heart pounding, Ezra took a step back. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |