The Blood Witch (The Blood Reign Chronicles Book 1) by D. S. Nielsen Page A
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violently.
“Shhh, it’s alright now. I’m here. I won’t let anything happen to you,” he said soothingly.
After a long moment her sobbing subsided a bit, and Gin said, “They’re all DEAD! Aren’t they?”
Jak didn’t have an answer for her, at least not one that would do anything to ease her pain and fear. Besides, it wasn’t really a question on her part, and he thought that she already knew the answer. Jak struggled to control his voice, to make it sound more reassuring to her, but he failed and his voice cracked. “What happened here Gin?”
Gin began to sob again and Jak found tears streaming down his own face and wanted to sob with her, but he needed to be strong for her. He was all she had left now that everyone else was dead.
“B--Br-Brigette,” Gin finally burst out between sobs.
“Brigette? What about Brigette?” Jak asked in confusion.
“She did it.” Gin sobbed. “Brigette did it, she killed everyone.”
“That can’t be,” he exclaimed, “Brigette would never do this. She couldn’t do it.”
“It WAS her!” Gin cried, “I saw her.”
“Just tell me exactly what happened,” Jak said, trying to keep his composure.
“I was sleeping and I heard a big crash. It woke me up and scared me. It woke Dalla up too. We didn’t know what it was. But there was a lot of noise coming from Mom and Dad’s room. It sounded like they were fighting. But you know they never fight. Anyway, Dalla told me to stay in bed and she would check to see what it was. I waited, and there were more loud noises and Dalla screamed. She had told me to stay in bed, but I was scared and wanted to see what was wrong. I snuck over and peeked through the door.” Gin began to tear up again and her lips quivered.
“It’s alright. Just tell me what you saw,” Jak said, stroking her hair soothingly.
“Dad was on the bed and looked like he was asleep. Dalla was on the floor not moving at all.” There was a long pause while Gin tried to fight back the tears. Finally, she let it burst out. “Brigette was standing over Mom holding her down. Mom was trying to fight her off but she couldn’t. Brigette pushed mom backwards over the chair and grabbed her by the hair and bent her neck back like this.” Gin took a handful of her own hair and pulled her head backwards to demonstrate. “Then she, she, b-bi-bit mother on the neck,” Gin broke down into sobs.
Jak could hardly breathe. It felt like someone had kicked him hard in the stomach. Was it the woman from the cave who had done this? Had she somehow disguised herself as Brigette? After all, she had first appeared to Jak as a beautiful woman. Recalling her image still stirred strange feelings inside him. Had the woman disguised herself just to get close enough to kill everyone? If so, where was Brigette? Had the woman killed Brigette too? But there were no signs of her body anywhere. It wouldn’t do any good to tell Gin that it wasn’t Brigette that had done all of this. Gin wouldn’t believe him over her own eyes. Besides, Jak wasn’t sure himself who, or what had done this.
“I ran and hid then,” Gin continued after a moment. “I was so scared she would come after me next, so I hid under the bed. I tried not to make any noise, but I think she heard me and was trying to find me. She came and opened the door to our bedroom, but just then I heard a dog barking out back, I think it was Frog.”
Frog was Jak’s dog, and it was the only puppy born in its litter that had survived. That winter had been particularly cold, and none of the other puppies lived except for Frog. The puppy’s mother had given birth to them in one of the barns that was only used for storage. The other three puppies in the same litter died within days of birth, before Jak’s father could find where the mother had hidden them. Jak was nine at the time, and asked his father if he could name the puppy since it had taken a particular liking to Jak. He had picked Frog as the name for
“Shhh, it’s alright now. I’m here. I won’t let anything happen to you,” he said soothingly.
After a long moment her sobbing subsided a bit, and Gin said, “They’re all DEAD! Aren’t they?”
Jak didn’t have an answer for her, at least not one that would do anything to ease her pain and fear. Besides, it wasn’t really a question on her part, and he thought that she already knew the answer. Jak struggled to control his voice, to make it sound more reassuring to her, but he failed and his voice cracked. “What happened here Gin?”
Gin began to sob again and Jak found tears streaming down his own face and wanted to sob with her, but he needed to be strong for her. He was all she had left now that everyone else was dead.
“B--Br-Brigette,” Gin finally burst out between sobs.
“Brigette? What about Brigette?” Jak asked in confusion.
“She did it.” Gin sobbed. “Brigette did it, she killed everyone.”
“That can’t be,” he exclaimed, “Brigette would never do this. She couldn’t do it.”
“It WAS her!” Gin cried, “I saw her.”
“Just tell me exactly what happened,” Jak said, trying to keep his composure.
“I was sleeping and I heard a big crash. It woke me up and scared me. It woke Dalla up too. We didn’t know what it was. But there was a lot of noise coming from Mom and Dad’s room. It sounded like they were fighting. But you know they never fight. Anyway, Dalla told me to stay in bed and she would check to see what it was. I waited, and there were more loud noises and Dalla screamed. She had told me to stay in bed, but I was scared and wanted to see what was wrong. I snuck over and peeked through the door.” Gin began to tear up again and her lips quivered.
“It’s alright. Just tell me what you saw,” Jak said, stroking her hair soothingly.
“Dad was on the bed and looked like he was asleep. Dalla was on the floor not moving at all.” There was a long pause while Gin tried to fight back the tears. Finally, she let it burst out. “Brigette was standing over Mom holding her down. Mom was trying to fight her off but she couldn’t. Brigette pushed mom backwards over the chair and grabbed her by the hair and bent her neck back like this.” Gin took a handful of her own hair and pulled her head backwards to demonstrate. “Then she, she, b-bi-bit mother on the neck,” Gin broke down into sobs.
Jak could hardly breathe. It felt like someone had kicked him hard in the stomach. Was it the woman from the cave who had done this? Had she somehow disguised herself as Brigette? After all, she had first appeared to Jak as a beautiful woman. Recalling her image still stirred strange feelings inside him. Had the woman disguised herself just to get close enough to kill everyone? If so, where was Brigette? Had the woman killed Brigette too? But there were no signs of her body anywhere. It wouldn’t do any good to tell Gin that it wasn’t Brigette that had done all of this. Gin wouldn’t believe him over her own eyes. Besides, Jak wasn’t sure himself who, or what had done this.
“I ran and hid then,” Gin continued after a moment. “I was so scared she would come after me next, so I hid under the bed. I tried not to make any noise, but I think she heard me and was trying to find me. She came and opened the door to our bedroom, but just then I heard a dog barking out back, I think it was Frog.”
Frog was Jak’s dog, and it was the only puppy born in its litter that had survived. That winter had been particularly cold, and none of the other puppies lived except for Frog. The puppy’s mother had given birth to them in one of the barns that was only used for storage. The other three puppies in the same litter died within days of birth, before Jak’s father could find where the mother had hidden them. Jak was nine at the time, and asked his father if he could name the puppy since it had taken a particular liking to Jak. He had picked Frog as the name for
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