CULT

Introduction Book to the 'Purgatory Series'
Newly Edited Version~09/28/22
Sci-Fi High Fantasy Fiction/Romance
I had to make my target small. Then I realized my long blonde hair might contrast against the dark green forest around me. Perhaps the snow would help with that.
As the clicking of the horses feet on the cobblestone street got closer, they slowed... then stopped. I couldn't be more than ten feet back!
I had to hold my breath. I could not let them hear me breathe. I squinted my eyes shut, as I felt I was turning blue from lack of oxygen. I didn't want to fight them or get hurt.
I heard some movement, but to my relief, I listened to the horses' hooves start to move on as I observed muffled voices.
My chest exhaled all my air at last. My body instinctively inhaled a large breath of cool fresh oxygen. I slowly slid down the tree and put my face into my hands. I knew they could probably still hear me.
Abilities were keener in this... place. Without the hum of streetlights, car traffic, and smog... most people who had lived here a while had sharpened their senses. I had even developed that too.
I slowly got up and looked around the large tree trunk. I peered around my environment. Should I go farther into the forest or go back towards the road? If I went back towards the road, I could follow the carriage, hanging back out of view.
It would be wise if I could view their progress from behind. If they turned around and gave up, I could slip back into the woods and hide again as they passed. Then I'd be free to continue. But continue where?

Enjoy a new series put out by Susie Harrison. It begins with 'the Cult' as the introduction to the emotionally action-packed and spicy Purgatory Series to come.

If you liked Daenerys Targaryen, Aria Stark The Vikings... or enjoyed the Hunger Games, Divergent, and maybe a little Twighlight this might be the book for you. However, future books have content warnings and graphic content.