A Friday the 13th Horror Short Story: Retribution by Fire by Krysta Scott ~ #Horror #Fri13thStories #Blog

The seventh of thirteen creepy tales of murder and mayhem on Friday the 13th…

Retribution by Fire by Krysta Scott

Fun Fact:

I got the idea for this story during a writer’s retreat. We were doing writing exercises base off a picture. Mine was of an angel standing in a meadow in a storm. On that day the angel of justice was born. I originally indented for this character to have a romance arc and learn something important. The story took a darker turn and she ended up being a much different character in Retribution by Fire.

Find Krysta’s Friday the 13th story here…

Blurb:

Haunted by visions of an avenging angel, Eleanor Turner escapes into the bottle.  One night in a drunken stupor, she gets behind the wheel and rams into a vehicle, killing the driver. In order to avoid prison, she voluntarily signs up for Dr. Dunkeld’s therapy group. The other members appear to benefit from the interventions, but the therapy only intensifies her visions. 

Jax Dunkeld narrowly avoided career suicide when he faced disciplinary action from the psychology board. All he has to do to make things right is counsel a group of men and woman who have committed violent crimes. As he learns more about his patients, he becomes consumed with dread that helping them is not the board’s true objective. When his patients begin to mysteriously die, he realizes he’s stepped into a dire situation…one he may not survive.

Excerpt:

Leora’s head snapped up and her body went rigid. She fixed her gaze on Nathan. “Liar!”

Nathan stared Leora down completely dropping the scrawny wet mouse look. His eyes sparked with rage and his lips curled into a snarl. “Shut up, bitch. What the hell could you possibly know?”

Leora tilted her head, her eyes narrowing.

Joan gasped. “Nathan, watch what you say. You just got here but there are things you just don’t know.”

“So, a bunch of psychobabblers,” Nathan made air quotes with his fingers. “freaked out and left. Big deal. A bunch of wimps, if you ask me.”

Rose glared at him. “Be careful, it’s Friday the 13^th.”

“Who cares?” Nathan looked around the circle. “What? Are you all superstitious or something?”

“It’s not that,” Rose spoke in a stage whisper. “Strange things have been happening. And we think its…”

“Shhhh.” Danny placed his finger to his lips. Rose went silent.

About the Author:

Krysta Scott is the author of the novel, Shadow Dancer. Since publishing her first book through the Wild Rose Press, she has since published two novellas in the Martini Club 4 series and three four novellas in the Friday the Thirteenth series. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and dog.

Buy link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9CSB19S/

Contact:

Facebook Author page:

https://www.facebook.com/krystascottauthor/

Amazon Author page:

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