Genres: Horror, Paranormal, M/M
Twenty-one-year-old
Alec Rune is annoyed when his older sister, Lucy, ambushes him with a blind
date with her friend, Jared. But Alec is immediately attracted to the
intriguing, intelligent young man.
But the
past has claws...
Ilene Rune nearly collapses when she meets her son’s new boyfriend. His black
hair and startling green eyes are the same as a man she knew years ago—an evil,
violent man with strange powers.
The
present has teeth...
Investigating a string of missing persons cases leads Detective Carmen Salazar
into the dark world of fairy tales and fantasy—and shakes her belief in what is
possible or imagined.
And the
future is filled with blood...
Alec awakes from a coma with no recollection of the night his twin brother was
torn to pieces. As a madman closes in on him and his family, can Alec learn the
werewolves’ plan before his entire family is destroyed?
The Wolf at His Door (Book One of The Runes Trilogy)
Chapter Two
Ilene
Rune dropped her knees onto the soggy ground and steadied her camera as she
prepared to snap a photo. Through the lens, she studied the composition,
balancing the image with her keen eye. Winter’s frosty feet had already danced
across the countryside, leaving mottled footprints of browns and grays. Driving
through the countryside, she had spotted a bright red combine idled, possibly
for winter. The contrast of the red against the barren field and stricken trees
at the edge of the farm was magnificent. She snapped the shot then snapped it
twice more with the aperture at different settings.
She
rested back in the seat of the car and breathed the spring air. March was such
a harsh month. She often had a hard time finding the beauty in the world when
the light came so directly from the north and was filtered so heavily by a
shroud of clouds. Her heart felt heavy and dark.
March. Is that all?
Ilene
knew the lack of light was not the source of her dread and ennui. But she knew
the real reason March maligned her: it was twenty-one years ago this month that
she had considered killing her twin sons. Twenty-one
years already? How time flew. And now? She and Jason were facing such
difficulties. Again.
They
were planning a trip to mark the re-awakening of their relationship—and the
personal triumph of a gallery opening of her photography in New York. The trip,
as Jason put it, would be the re-birth of their love. He recalled March fondly,
thinking it was the time that they had learned to love and trust one another
again. Ilene turned the car on and looked at the road cutting a straight,
unbroken line into the gray landscape.
Men’s
hearts were simple. They beat and moved and spoke little but hid little and
felt little pain for their indecision. But women’s hearts were scarred and pot
marked with a life of longing and aching and schisms between what they wanted
to be and were expected to be. Freedom was a sharp dagger that cut a woman’s
heart from the inside.
If he only knew the truth and darkness that
twisted in my heart, he wouldn’t care to rekindle any love he may have ever
felt for me. Ilene felt the dull pang of regret in her chest, knowing that
dull daggers cut for the longest time.
Adrian W. Lilly is the author of the novels The
Devil You Know, Red Haze, and The Wolf at His Door: Book One of The Runes
Trilogy, and Book Two: The Wolf in His Arms. He is a fan of Gothic suspense
movies and novels, which greatly influence his writing. Adrian's writing
focuses on strong character development and the nuances of fear that build
toward horror. The mansion in his first novel, The Devil You Know, was
inspired by the grand mansions in the Victorian neighborhood where he lives.
Adrian writes novels, short stories, and poetry and has
spent many years as a copywriter in the advertising industry. In addition,
Adrian has directed two short films and co-directed a feature-length sci-fi
comedy.
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