Flamebound Bride by Krysta Scott ~ A Friday the 13th Horror Short Story

Another story in the Friday the 13^th Horror Short Story series…Flamebound Bride by Krysta Scott:

Fun Fact:

Historically, bridal bouquets were made of fragrant herbs and spices to ward off bad luck and evil spirits. In the middle ages, bouquets included flowers to mask body odor.

Blurb:

After a catastrophic first marriage where her husband abandoned her and her daughter, Rachel’s life is finally looking up. She is about to marry the man of her dreams. And the festivities begin at an exclusive hotel the week of Friday the 13. Rachel is determined her life will be better with her fiancé.

But disaster strikes when her ex shows up begging for another chance. Never mind his bad timing, she is now plagued with memories that are not her own and speaking a language she does not know. After a mysterious death, Rachel realizes her circumstances are more complicated than she imagined. Determined to make things right, she must summon her new found power or her daughter may be the next to perish.

Excerpt:

She opened her mouth to call out to him, but no sound emerged. Her fists beat against the invisible barrier. Dark welts formed on her knuckles. Her skin split and pain slithered its way up her arm.

No one shall have you, save I.

A disembodied voice whispered in her ear. Although it was spoken in another language, she recognized the words. She knew it was him. The man who’d tried to possess her. The man she’d refused.

She found her voice and screamed at the air. “I reject you, Nilo. Why can’t you accept that?”

A deep chuckle filled the room.

Her head whipped around as she searched for the sharp cold eyes of her nemesis. He should not be here. He should not interfere. He had no power here. It had all been arranged and decided by her father.

“It is done, Nilo. Not even you can change that.”

Wanna bet?

The fire pit erupted and a strong wind whipped through the tent

About the Author:

Krysta Scott is the author of Shadow Dancer, two novellas in the Martini Club 4 series and seven novellas in the Friday the Thirteenth series. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and dog.