Sunrise or Midnight - Kate Brown (fiction novels to read .txt) 📗

on it which I really wanted to go spend hours in but I resisted. We then went down to the first floor and he told me there were 3 bedrooms down here and one of course was his parents and the other two were when company came over. We finally made it outside which I was so happy because that house was almost to big for a one day look around.

"So what did you think of the house pretty big right" he turned toward me

"Yea it is really beautiful you guys were lucky to be able to grow up with a family and house like this"

"Well we are not done yet we still got the yard which is huge we own 30 acres but we won't walk it all"

"Wait what that's insane"

"Yea we have about 15 horses and we have dogs too but I have no idea where they are right now, they usually come home when it gets dark out. Come on follow me"

He turned toward a huge barn. That I did not see when I was walking up to the house I guess I was to nervous to really pay attention to everything in the yard. We walked toward it and he pulled open the doors.

"Do you ride at all" he said as he walked toward the first stall

"Yea I lived in Montana at horse ranch I had to learn other wise they said I would have to leave, So I learned how to ride and from what the trainer said I was pretty good. So where is the tack room"

He pointed toward a room by the barn doors and started to walk toward them. I got all my tack, he told me to pick a horse so I picked the a black one his sign said Buck. William laughed at me when I lead him out of the stall.

"What is it"

"No one rides Buck"

"Why doesn't anyone ride Buck William"

"Because he doesn't let anyone ride him"

"I'm not just anyone" I smiled

I put the blanket and the saddle on him and he didn't huff once, Now just to see when I get up in the saddle. He didn't even move all I did was smile. I looked at William he just shook his head at me.

"Alright I guess your not just anyone, Lets head out"

I turned Buck and took off after William. We rode around the property for what seemed like hours. We raced and we jumped some of the fences. Then William just stopped dead and looked up.

"We have to go and we have to go now"

"Why what is wrong"

"We just have to get inside it is getting dark"

William took off for the general direction of the barn and not slowly either this made me very curious to know what happened here when it got dark out. I leaned forward in my saddle just a little and pushed Buck a little harder he rocked forward like he was enjoying himself. I just let out a small laugh I ended up beating William to the barn even though he started before me.

"Don't worry about brushing down the horses tonight its getting to late, We can do it in the morning"

"I can get it done quick I don't mind"

"Just try to be in the house in 30" he said walking away

I pulled off Bucks saddle and walked to the tack room and hung it up. I grabbed a couple of different brushes and walked back to Bucks stall. I finished brushing him down and put him in the stall and walked to the barn doors, I closed them nice and tight and walked to the house but not before I heard a howl off in the distance all I did was smile.


Chapter 4

POV
Midnight

I went up to the third floor and walked right into the library and started looking up the history of Price, Utah it was harder then I thought it would be. I looked for a hour and found one book and grabbed it and headed down to my room. I threw the book on my bed and grabbed my laptop new and old I looked up everything I could on Price by the time I read everything I looked at my clock it was 3 in the morning I closed everything and cleared my history. I changed into my pj's and crawled under my blankets and flicked off my lights and just listened to the house and everything outside of it too. I heard more howling and the house loved to sing it was like it wanted to talk to me about something.

I got off my bed slowly and quietly as I possibly could and walked to my door and locked it. I crawled into bed again. The howling sounded like it was getting closer and closer each time. I just smiled I could feel my eyes changing colors which you would think would be weird but it happened when something bad was about to happen, like every time the family I lived with decide they don't want me in there homes any more. I bet on my fathers grave they were as black as you could guess Midnight with a hint of Silver.

Morning came and I was still sitting straight up in my bed trying to figure out when the bad was gonna happen I grabbed some work out clothes and my towel and took off for the bathroom and made sure no one was in the hallway to see me eyes. I took my shower and got dressed, I went back into my room and grabbed my sunglasses and the Ipod I took off down the hallway and then I descended the stairs.

"Midnight there is breakfast on the table if you are hungry"

"If it is ok I'll make something when I get back from my run"

"That's fine my dear be safe out there if you want to take one of the dogs you can, Zip loves to run"

"Thanks I think I will"

I walked out the door to find three dogs laying on the steps I called out Zip and one lifted his head I grabbed the leash off a peg and put it on him and started to stretch. When I was done I grabbed the leash and took off down the drive way. My eyes where still Midnight and Silver I had to be sure no one say them. I think I ran for 6 miles before I saw a house. I stopped and decided it was time to for us to turn around by the time I got home it was lunch time and I was really hungry. I went into the kitchen and grabbed some bread and some turkey from last night and made a sandwich then I walked out to the barn. I grabbed some reins and put them on Buck then grabbed a hand full of hair and pulled myself up. I rode Buck out of the barn and noticed Lucy and Hope standing by the house, Lucy waved me over I got Buck to a trot and went over by them.

"Hey Lucy what's up"

"Was just wondering how you slept last night since it was your first time in a new house"

"I slept great" I lied I didn't sleep at all

"Good I'm glad. Looks like Buck has finally found someone he likes"

"Yeah he is a good horse"

"Yes he is I'm glad he finally likes someone we almost were gonna get rid of him"

"Well I'll take care of him"

"Good glad to hear that"

POV
Hope

She was sitting on that horse like she owned this place I wanted to slap her. She had no idea what really went on around here or what happened at night, She had no idea that I had two sisters that were taken from us by them. I missed Lynn and Mayflower. I noticed Midnight was smiling at me so I smiled back so my mom wouldn't notice that I hated her. I walked over to the barn and went to the tack room and got my gear and grabbed my horse Shadow out of his stall and saddled him up and took off toward the drive way.

POV
Midnight

I noticed that Hope was riding a horse down the drive way.

"Hey Lucy when is supper"

"At 7, Midnight like always"

"Ok I'll try to be back by then, I'm gonna go and explore"

"Midnight if you see William out there will you tell him his school called him"

"Yeah I can do that"

"Thanks be safe out there"

"I will"

I turned Buck and took off at a run. I started at one end of the property looking for anything that didn't seem right and I found a lot of things that should not be on a fenced in property like this I found holes the size of bears and big paw prints at least the size of two horse prints put together. I took off at a trot and followed them and at the end I saw William laying under a tree with only shorts on. I got off Buck and ran toward him and slide to a stop in front of him. He almost didn't look alive.

"William are you ok" I slowly touched his arm

He slowly opened his eyes and smiled up at me, So I smiled back.

"Sorry I was just taking a nap didn't think anyone would find me out here. The other kids usually don't get this close to the fence so I come out here to get away from them"

"Well last night I heard what I thought were wolves so I wanted to see if I could see the tracks and there are a lot of them, and Lucy asked me to tell you your school called you"

"My school I wondered what they wanted, and ignore the wolves don't go poking into something you might not be able to get yourself out of"

"What do you mean by that"

"Nothing just don't get involved"

Chapter 5

Me and William sat out there for a couple hours talking about everything and nothing. He had graduated from high school a year ago and was attending Utah state University he was already done for the summer. I told him I planned on going to Harvard and he laughed at me and I told him I wasn't joking. I looked at my watch and saw that it was 6:50.

"William it's almost supper time we should get up to the house"

"Yea in a minute" as he leaned closer to my face

I didn't move I had