The Eternal Masquerade
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It’s dark, I can’t see a thing. My heart races at a million miles per hour, and my breathing in ragged. I’m bleeding, I can feel the warmth oozing through my shirt, causing it to stick to my side. I’m going to die, I think as I stumble through the pitch black corridor. The stabbing pain in my side is agonizing. It calls my attention away from finding an escape from this black hell, but I keep moving forward. A freezing wind blows through and I stop, a cold presence sending chills down my spine. I feel as if someone has replaced my blood with ice water. I’m cold to the core. “You can’t run from me, Celia,” he says. His voice is oddly soothing but with an undertone of malice. “I will always find you.” I wake up gasping. My sheets lie in a tangled mess at my feet, and the comforter lies on the ground in crumpled pile. I can feel my heart pounding away inside my chest, in time with my quick breathing. Slowly, I take deep breaths, calming my fried nerves. It’s the third time this week that I’ve had this nightmare. It always included the cold but lovely voice, promising to find me. I couldn’t tell whether it was endearing or creepy, although based on my reaction, I was leaning more towards the latter. I roll out of my bed and onto the ground, hitting the carpet hard, momentarily forcing the wind from my lungs. I groan and roll onto my back, slowly regaining my ability to breathe. “Damn dreams,” I growl in frustration, climbing to my feet. I walk to my window and gaze out over the front lawn. The sun is barely rising, just coming over the peaks of the bluffs, bathing the city in a pale orange light. I rest my head against the window, the cold glass feels nice against my burning skin. It helps to soothe the nerves that were sent into overdrive.
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About the Book
She was a normal person until the dreams started. Haunted by the same dream for months, Celia Walters begins to wonder if she’s going crazy, but what will happen when her dreams seep into the world of the waking? Perhaps they are not dreams at all, or perhaps she’s finally lost her mind. To add to Celia’s trouble, a masked murder begins to wreak havoc on her city, and a malevolent ghost from a long forgotten past rears his head. Will Celia Walters be able to get to the bottom of the mystery that has become her life and put an end to the sinister force that seeks only universal domination and chaos? Or will she fall to the destruction that hangs over her like a dark, oppressive cloud?
About the Author
I grew up in Onalaska Wisconsin, spending time doing things like playing guitar, reading, writing and playing soccer. I’ve always had an overactive imagination, so I decided to put it use and write a book. I’ve always enjoyed reading, finding great comfort and joy in being whisked away into a different world. I wanted to experience that magic firsthand and lose myself inside the worlds that exist within my own mind. Now I would like to share this world, one of many tucked away inside myself, with everyone else. I wish to provide the same sense of wonderment and comfort that so many authors have done for me, and allow others to find themselves lost within my wild imagination. What started off as a way for me pass the time and escape from the world, has now become something I wish to share with you, and hopefully, you will find it as just as much of an adventure as I have.