Holy Hell’s bells.
“She had it coming,” Gabby said, admitting it. “I said what I said, and I stand by it.”
That’s when they heard the horrible scream. It was like a banshee wailing in the woods at night. It sent goosebumps down all of their arms, and made them aware of what haunted this place.
Not a good spirit.
That was for sure.
Graham went back to the book.
‘Since she deserved not a grave in my stronghold, she was placed piece by piece in the water behind the castle. I made sure she sank to her watery grave to know no peace. Her child was also killed, as I will let no more of her evil bloodline exist. There shall be no other heirs to my title and castle but my own Callum.’
Yep.
That was horrific.
“Well, no wonder she’s pissed. Killing her was brutal enough, but to end her child’s life, his niece or nephew…,” Ian said.
Gabby agreed.
The air around them was cold.
“And she’s not calmed down, either,” she said, holding up her arm to see the hairs standing there. “Figuring out she is in the lake didn’t give her peace.”
No, it didn’t.
When the lights flickered, and two teacups exploded in pieces, Gryphen put his body over Ian and Gabby to protect them.
“Oh, she’s big mad now,” he admitted. “We found one answer, but now, we’ve made it worse. How do we stop that?” he asked.
Another teacup met its demise.
Graham looked around.
“Stop that, Catherine!” he ordered. “We didn’t hurt your child! We weren’t there!”
He wasn’t sure if it would work, but the air seemed less charged with rage, and a little calmer.
That’s when they saw it. A condensation covered the refrigerator, and then something was written there with slow, shaky strokes.
‘Retribution. Find my child!’
Oh, shit.
They looked at each other with that questioning look on their faces.
“Did you just see…?” Ian began.
Gabby nodded.
“It looks like we figured out who was in the lake, and how she got there, but now, we have to find where he put the child after he killed it. We cleared one mystery, and picked up another.”
There was another rage-filled wail, and the cabinet full of fine dishes rattled.
“Okay! We’ll find your child!” Graham said to get the peace. “Stop that! We didn’t do anything to you or your child!”
At his words, it calmed right down.
