On the Third Night

Marc Everitt

Description

Lucy and her young family have moved to a cottage on a quiet lane in a peaceful coastal town. Her husband is moving work but she is running away from the memory of the son she lost. She wants a fresh start, but the house is not going to let her look to the future, not when the past has so much it wants to show her. The first night in the house will confuse her. The second night will terrify her. The third will change everything, because a door to the other side has opened and they are coming...

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 04 octobre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785385834
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Caper 1                         1 Caper 2                         9 Caper 3                        23 Caper 4                        27 Caper 5                        37 Caper 6                        43 Caper 7                        53 Caper 8                        61 Caper 9                        69 Caper 10                        76 Caper 11                        80 Caper 12                        84 Caper 13                        88 Caper 14                        90 Caper 15                        93 Caper 16                        98 Caper 17                        104

Abou e Auor                    107 Aŝo Avaîabe                      108

On tHe hird NigHt

Marc Everitt

Fîrŝ pubîŝed în 2016 by AG Books wwwagbookŝcouk Dîgîa edîîon convered and dîŝrîbued by Andrews UK Limited wwwandrewŝukcom © Copyrîg 2016 Marc Everî he rîg o Marc Everî o be îdenîIed aŝ e auor o îŝ work aŝ been aŝŝered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Deŝîgnŝ and Paenŝ Ac 1998 A rîgŝ reŝerved No par o îŝ pubîcaîon may be reproduced, ŝored în a rerîeva ŝyŝem, or ranŝmîed, în any orm or by any meanŝ wîou e prîor wrîen permîŝŝîon o e pubîŝer, nor be oerwîŝe cîrcuaed în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îŝ pubîŝed and wîou a ŝîmîar condîîon beîng împoŝed on e ŝubŝequen purcaŝer Any perŝon wo doeŝ ŝo may be îabe o crîmîna proŝecuîon and cîvî caîmŝ or damageŝ

A caracerŝ appearîng în îŝ work are Icîîouŝ Any reŝembance o rea perŝonŝ, îvîng or dead, îŝ purey coîncîdena

For my Kaya

oŝ o peope deŝerve ankŝ or geîng îŝ book îno your andŝ and ï can’ do em a juŝîce ere bu ŝpecîa apprecîaîon goeŝ o Darîn wo îŝ îndomîabe

CHapter 1

he ouŝe ad ŝood empy or yearŝ A prey enoug Coŝwod ŝone doube roned coage ŝe în a ŝpacîouŝ garden and overookîng e ŝea o e rear, o ŝee a poograp o e propery woud ave made e moŝ pracîca ouŝe uner ee emped by îŝ carmŝ; bu wen a ŝame perŝon ŝood ouŝîde on e ane a paŝŝed e ron gae ŝomeîng woud învarîaby ŝend a ŝîver up eîr ŝpîne and ey woud înk agaîn here waŝ ŝomeîng wrong wî e ouŝe, ŝomeîng ard o pîn down bu împoŝŝîbe o îgnore On occaŝîonŝ, a enan woud commî emŝeveŝ beore ŝeeîng e ouŝe, uŝuay due o Indîng emŝeveŝ în an unexpeced bînd and wî nowere eŝe o go, and en e un woud reay begîn No one ŝayed ong, wî e record over e aŝ 30 yearŝ ŝandîng a eîg dayŝ and îŝ waŝ more an a decade ago Sînce en, e ouŝe ad urked on Hobbŝ ane a aone and waever mîg ave dwe ere ad argey no been dîŝurbed by a îvîng ŝou he eîng agen ad uŝed o ŝend a reucan ceaner once a mon, a oca woman wo needed e money, bu ŝe waŝ awayŝ ŝure o ge er work compeed and o be we on er way back up e ane ong beore î ŝared o ge dark he ouŝe gave anyone wo enered î eeîngŝ o dîŝcomor and, î ey were oneŝ, dread în e dayîg bu anyone unwîŝe enoug o be ere aTer dark? We, î waŝ a brave perŝon wo dared a and a ooîŝ one wo rîed î more an once Even wî e number o omeeŝŝ peope on e rîŝe în e ŝma ŝeaŝîde own and any vacan propery uŝuay beîng beŝe by e îmmînen rea o ŝquaerŝ, ŝî no one waŝ deŝperae enoug o make îŝ ouŝe eîr ome No even on e codeŝ and weeŝ o wîner nîgŝ No bîrdŝ neŝed în e branceŝ o e ŝoîary ree a barey cung o îe în e ron garden and even e wîd anîmaŝ a requened e edgerowŝ înîng e ŝîdeŝ o e ane gave e ouŝe a wîde ber

hey înŝîncîvey knew wen ŝomewere e îke î juŝ waŝn’ rîg and ey ŝayed away No one oca woud ave conŝîdered movîng em and eîr amîy îno e ouŝe, bu ucy Sayer waŝ no oca and dîdn’ know any beer, a eaŝ no ye Aŝ e remova van pued up o e ron gae and er uŝband Roŝŝ parked eîr amîy peope carrîer a ew ee beînd î, er Irŝ oug waŝ ow prey e ouŝe ooked ï waŝn’ unî ŝe go ou o e car and ad paced er and on e op o e wooden gae a ŝe go er Irŝ ŝenŝe a perapŝ e ren waŝ ceap or a good reaŝon Se roze a e reŝod o e garden, er and ŝî on e paîned wooden bar a opped e gae and ŝe rîed o pu er Inger on wa e probem waŝ Her ŝkîn waŝ crawîng, aŝ î wanîng o deac îŝe rom e reŝ o er and make îŝ own way back o e warm ron paŝŝenger ŝea o e car “ucy?” came Roŝŝ’ voîce aŝ e waked up beînd er, “you goîng în?” Se urned and ŝnapped aer agaîn, aŝ î reurnîng rom a dream ŝe ad no been aware ŝe ad been avîng, and ŝe coud ŝee on îŝ anguar, emîneny ŝenŝîbe ace a e e noîng Now a ŝe oug abou î, and now a ŝe coud ŝee îŝ rown ŝarîng o deepen ŝîgy, ŝe coudn’ reay ŝay ŝe e anyîng ŝrange erŝe eîer and ŝe ound erŝe wonderîng wy ŝe waŝn’ juŝ goîng în o ŝar ookîng round eîr new ome Se ŝook er ead ever ŝo ŝîgy and ŝmîed a er uŝband, o ŝop îm rownîng a er îke a more an anyîng, and en ŝe opened e gae and ey a ŝared o make eîr way îno e îdy ron garden he amîy dog, a rowdy errîer a waŝ a mîŝmac o a border-errîer and god ony knew wa eŝe ad bounded ou o e back o e car were e ad been ŝîîng wî e cîdren Harvey e dog îmmedîaey reîeved îmŝe up e ron nearŝîde yre o e removaŝ van and en roed back o wak aongŝîde ucy ucy e a ŝma and grîp ono erŝ and ŝe ganced down o ŝee er youngeŝ, Coe, ŝmîîng up a er în e way a ony a our year od coud manage Se gave er dauger’ŝ and a ŝqueeze

and en ŝe ooked back up o ŝee Roŝŝ puîng îŝ key în e ron door and open up e ouŝe ucy e a cod breeze ŝweep ou o e ouŝe and waŝ over er, and ŝe wondered î perapŝ a wîndow ad been eT open a e rear o e ome aowîng e ŝea breeze rom e back o e ouŝe o run roug Ony î dîdn’ ŝeem îke a ŝea breeze, ŝe coudn’ ŝme e ŝa waer Se coud ŝme ŝomeîng, bu î waŝn’ e ŝea Her îreen year od ŝon, Rîey, made îŝ way eareŝŝy îno e ouŝe aTer îŝ aer wî e oder o îŝ wo ŝîŝerŝ aggîng aong beînd îm Say waŝ never ar beînd er bîg broer, conŝany eîng anyone wo woud îŝen, a ŝe waŝ ony ree yearŝ younger an îm and coud do anyîng e coud do Se rarey aowed îm ou o er ŝîg, unîke e youngeŝ o e gîrŝ wo ŝuck coŝe o er mum moŝ o e îme ucy ŝepped roug e door wî Coe ŝî odîng er and and e darkneŝŝ o e înerîor o e ouŝe waŝed over er îke a wave he day ouŝîde waŝ cod bu brîg and ŝo î came aŝ a ŝurprîŝe ow ard î waŝ o ŝee once ŝe waŝ juŝ înŝîde e door here were no wîndowŝ eîng îg îno e a and e înerna doorŝ a ed o e downŝaîrŝ roomŝ were a coŝed and made o dark wood Juŝ or a ŝecond ŝe e a momen o panîc and coud înk o noîng ŝe waned o do more an o drag erŝe and er îny dauger back ou o e ouŝe and îno e ron garden, back down e pa, îno eîr car and ar away he momen paŝŝed aŝ quîcky aŝ î came and ŝe waŝ erŝe agaîn Coe waŝ draggîng er orward Se coud ŝee Rîey and Say oow er uŝband roug e arge recepîon obby and en dîŝappear îno a door o e eT Se eT e ron door open beînd er, ey ŝî ad o ge îngŝ rom ou o eîr car and e wo removaŝ men în e van waîîng or em o gîve em e ok o ge ŝared woud aŝo need î open and urrîed aTer em Wen ŝe urned îno e kîcen ŝe îmmedîaey împreŝŝed by e ŝîze, ŝo muc bîgger an eîr od kîcen back în Camberwe, and e îg comîng în rom e rear wîndow A poo o îg waŝ îîng e îe Loor and î ooked or a e word îke a ŝpoîg

a mîg grace a Weŝ End ŝage o erad e arrîva o a ŝooîŝ or acor abou o deîver a ŝunnîng ŝoîoquy Se waked o e wîndow, aŝ e men în er amîy were aready paŝŝîng ou o e back door and îno e garden Se ooked ou o e wîndow and ŝaw e ŝea and ŝe e a wonder a puŝed a e negaîve eeîngŝ ŝe ad been experîencîng o e back o er mînd; ere o urk and awaî a more vunerabe momen he rear garden waŝ arge and ŝurrounded by a ŝma paîned wooden ence, juŝ aŝ e ron garden ad been, and beyond î ŝe coud ŝee a ŝrec o La graŝŝand and en e ow cîf a bordered e coaŝ Se ancîed ŝe coud ear e gene waveŝ appîng a er ee aŝ ŝe waced e dîŝan ŝweŝ grow and en expend eîr energy once more Coe coudn’ ŝee and waŝ ryîng o cîmb up ono e work ŝurace o e ŝîde o e ŝînk ucy îTed er and ed er coŝe, urnîng ŝîdewayŝ ŝo a ey coud bo ŝee wa waŝ ou ere Coe cooed excîedy, and ucy ound erŝe wonderîng weer er youngeŝ ad ever ŝeen e ŝea beore On V, perapŝ, bu în rea îe? Se dîd no înk ŝo ï dîdn’ maer, ŝe decîded, aŝ ŝe coud ŝee î now and woud ave peny o îme o ge uŝed o îvîng near Se pu Coe down agaîn and ey bo waked ou o e back door o ŝee wa e boyŝ were up o and î waŝ ony en ucy noîced a ŝomeone waŝ mîŝŝîng Gancîng down a er ee, were ŝe expeced o ŝee Harvey e dog roîng aong nex o er and gazîng up ovîngy aŝ e dîd ŝo, ŝe ŝaw ony e cracked Loor O Harvey e aîu amîy ound, ere waŝ no ŝîgn and a waŝ no a a norma Se uŝuay ŝpen moŝ o er îme rîppîng over e damned anîma bu now ŝe coud wak reey wîou îm geîng în er way and a boered er Se caed or er uŝband o come and ake Coe and en ŝe ŝepped back îno e ouŝe and ŝared o ook or Harvey Back roug e kîcen, e poo o îg on e Loor now ookîng ar eŝŝ aracîve aŝ ŝe paŝŝed î, and îno e away once more and ŝî, ŝe coud no ŝee e dog Someîng înŝîde er ŝared o ee uneaŝy, were coud e ave gone? he ron door waŝ ŝî open