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Category:
Action/Thriller
Publisher: Create Space
Type: Fiction
Pages: 300
Copyright: September 6, 2013
ISBN-13: 9781484108253
Price: $5.99 (eBook)
It is a sweltering Labor Day weekend in 2010, and Hubie Schumacher's clan has returned to Morgan County, NY to celebrate a milestone in his life--and possibly bring closure to the events of that fateful Thanksgiving nearly four years before. Immediately, we meet a couple of young lovers from completely disparate walks of life, spawning an affair that sets in motion a violent clash of cultures fueled by principle and prejudice.
Excerpt
THOU TORTUREST ME
A novel
© R.M.DOYON 2013
A PROLOGUE
THE FOLLOWER WATCHED the scene unfold in the wild grasses
high above the waters of the big lake. Careful not to utter a single
sound—the thicket under the intruder’s feet was bone dry, the result of a
rainless, late-summer heat wave—a closer look was required. No, it was more
than that; there was an overwhelming desire to inch closer.
But to be exposed, now, was the last thing the intruder wanted. So, quietly
and stealthily, a move was made, and in seconds, the evidence was clear.
There was no doubt about it. Amid faint sounds of laughter, giggles even,
under once cloudy skies that fortuitously opened to reveal a full white moon on
the horizon, the couple ahead was about to engage.
Words were spoken. But a gust of wind arising from the direction of the
Adirondacks made it nearly impossible for the intruder to understand what
was being said, particularly those coming from the pretty girl. The man’s
reply was succinct, however; it was clear, and one that inflamed the trespasser
the most.
“You are the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen,” he said rapturously.
Then it happened. As the silvery waters behind them created a silhouette
of sorts, in effect two lissome figures becoming one, the couples’ lips met and
soon their bodies were obvious with excitement. A blanket appeared and they
were horizontal. And, within moments, all clothes were forsaken.
Another utterance from the young woman could be heard, and it too
was shocking.
“I’ve wanted you ever since we first met…” she purred, almost
prompting the follower to gasp audibly at the betrayal being committed on this
warm night.
Still, the intruder would wait. For minutes, for many, many
minutes the coupling continued, much to the chagrin of the extra pair of eyes
in the woods.
After what seemed to be an interminable length of time, the young twosome
completed their task, donned their clothes and were bidding each other
good-bye. There was a last kiss, with a promise of more, and moments later
the young man disappeared into the darkness.
He was gone.
The young woman, however, lingered high above the rocks, enjoying the
mesmeric sounds of the lapping waters below.
From her perch against the moonlight,
she could see a series of rock formations, aged and foreboding, perhaps
fifteen feet below her feet. She had visited this very spot many times over the
years, but rarely stopped to savor the sight. Tonight she would. Quietly she sat
at cliff’s edge, one hand softly caressing a necklace containing a single stone.
She was deep in thought, satiated, and at peace.
Happy.
The intruder, still surreptitiously only yards away, was witnessing it
all, especially the signs, faint as they were, of a smile crossing the attractive
woman’s full face.
“I’ve been watching you.”
The follower’s words jolted the young woman from her thoughts. Quickly
she whipped her head around and, pushing with both hands, rose to her feet.
A look of fear enveloped her. But her reaction soon changed to anger at the loss
of her privacy. She and her lover had been so alone, or so she thought. She was
wrong and now she felt violated.
“What are you…doing here?” she demanded, her inquiry turning to
accusation.
The brightness of the night was sufficient to illuminate the intruder’s
face, and immediately, the young woman saw a level of ferocity that she had
never observed in anyone before. Their eyes, steely locked on each other’s, became
so intense that she failed to notice an object in the follower’s hand.
“I’ve seen everything,” the intruder announced.
“That’s sick!” the girl cried. “I’m leaving…”
Fearing she would escape, the follower grabbed the girl from behind, and
once again, they were eye to eye.
“No, you’re not.”
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