TEASER:
Dovina whirled around and raced back toward the bridge. It was believed that the horseman couldn’t cross water, so if she could get over the bridge she should be okay. At least she hoped she’d be okay. She really didn’t have a choice, not with him blocking the path back to civilization.
Sweat coated her
body as she ran faster than she’d ever run in her life. For once, she wished
she were less of a bookworm and more of an athlete. The bridge got closer as
pounding of the horse’s hooves got louder. A maniacal laugh cut through the
dark. She heard the swish of his blade as he brandished it through the air.
Damned if she
would. Dovina dug deep and pushed harder. The muscles in her legs cramped, her
lungs screamed as she managed to quicken her pace. Her heart was pounding at a
furious rate as she scrambled toward the bridge. She jumped onto the wooden
structure, not stopping until she was on the other side.
Only then did she
glance behind her.
As if he’d been
waiting for her, the horseman appeared on the far side of the bridge. Again,
laughter filled the air. “You cannot escape me. I will have you.” His deep booming
voice echoed through the woods, coming from nowhere, yet everywhere at the same
time. The horse reared again and she took a step back.
The horseman reined
in the horse and urged the great beast forward. It’s foreleg stepped on the
wooden structure. Oh god, the water
and the bridge wasn’t going to stop it. Real or ghost, it didn’t matter. It was
after her.
The horse had
placed only one hoof on the bridge when a massive shadow appeared in front of
her, blocking her view of the horse and rider. Dovina blinked and the shadow
coalesced into the body of a man. She shrieked, certain the horseman had
dismounted and was almost upon her.
It was then she saw
his head. Whoever this man was, he at least had a head. “Run. He has a sword.”
For some reason, she felt compelled to warn this stranger who’d put himself
between her and the deadly horseman.
“So do I,” came his
gruff reply.
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