As her eyes finally moved toward Andrew, Mrs. Tebbe stopped talking ."Andrew...?"
"Mrs. Tebbe. My ma..."
But she didn't seem to be listening. She was looking at his bandages. "Andrew, what happened to your arm? Did the soldiers do that?"
Andrew looked down at the thick, white gauze. He would have answered her, but the sudden rumble of the truck's engine, the vibration rattling the bench, struck him dumb. Prison. He was going to prison!
He was too overwhelmed with terror to notice his heightened senses, to question how he could catch the subtle scent of blue violets through the stench of turpentine and truck diesel. Ma. He looked up, certain he would glimpse her right there, just behind Mrs. Tebbe. But his mother was only now catching up with the crowd, still in her night gown, running with all her might, her robe flapping behind her. Fear and rage so knotted Andrew's stomach that bile rose to his throat, burning away the scent of violets.
As the truck pulled away, his bitten arm began to bleed.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
K.L. Nappier is an award winning author who writes in multiple genres. Regardless of how light or dark her plots may be (though she confesses they're usually dark), she's exploring how the human experience can lift us up, give us hope, teach us how.
Kathy's supernatural thriller Full Wolf Moon placed in the Draco Awards' Final Three in the Horror Division, placed in the Kay Snow Awards and was a finalist in the New Century Awards.
Bitten, is also an award winner, placing first in the 2007 Dream Realm Awards' Horror Division.
Her work has been reviewed by the Gothic Journal as "stunning" and "fresh" with suspense that "is razor sharp." Lisa Rau of CBS Network Affiliate WTSP hails Full Wolf Moon as "an intelligent read." The Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Website calls Kathy's work "totally addictive." Tampa Book Buzz says she "pulls you in from the first sentence" and DredTales.com calls her a "stand out in the world of independent fiction."
For more information about K.L. Nappier, her novels and books, visit Kathy's website at www.klnappier.com
Novels by K.L. Nappier
Shadows in the Mist (Out of Print)
Full Wolf Moon Supernatural Thriller
Bitten Supernatural Thriller
Voyagers Paranormal Mystery
Short Story Anthologies (as Contributing Author)
Twisted Tails: An Anthology to Surprise and Delight
Twisted Tails II, Volume 2: Out of Time
Twisted Tails III: Pure Fear
Twisted Tails IV: Fantastic Flights of Fantasy
www.KLNappier.com
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