![]() ![]() ![]() Her fingers gently caressed his soft, full cheek, then smoothed his curls back from his face. He was just recovering from a cold and she wanted to make sure he didn't get chilled. Smiling, Jenni knelt down and tucked his Winnie-the-Pooh blankets closer around his body. His little hand was thrown over his dark blond curls, his lips parted as he softly snored. ![]() The Mickey Mouse night-light illuminated the room, revealing the form of her sleeping three-year-old in his racing car-shaped bed. Warily, wanting to avoid alerting him to her presence, she hurried into Benji's room. She could clearly discern the black silhouette of his head against the brightly lit screen. Through the railing, she could see her husband, Lloyd, in his usual seat in the living room, staring at the plasma-screen TV. She shoved her long dark hair out of her face and glanced down the staircase. Groggily, Jenni walked toward her youngest son's bedroom, near the top of the stairs. The light flickered along the walls and ceiling, providing just enough brightness to make out her path. Terror in the Darkness The hallway was barely lit by the blue glow shimmering up the stairs from the TV in the living room. Somewhere in Texas The Fort CHAPTER ONE 1. ![]()
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