DEADLY REVENGE

Chapter One

It's been a little over a year now since Elizabeth, Nicholas and their companions sent that horrible demon and his followers back to hell where they belonged and sealed the portal that had been opened between their worlds, forever. It has now been a peaceful time for everyone ever since, with life slowly coming back to normal again. All of the townspeople who had fled when the creatures from 'hell' had attacked their village, now were able to return and try to put their shattered lives back together again. So many man, women and children had been killed by the beasts from the underworld. The rest of them had to flee in fear for their lives, grabbing up only what they could carry and got as far away from the village as they could.

Now with the portal sealed, what was left of the townspeople slowly returned to their beloved village once more where they had lived their lives from generation to generation.

The first thing her and Nicholas wanted to do was to re-rebuild Crestwood Manor which was destroyed by the underworld. They worked day and night with the townspeople to re-store it once again back to its original beauty and now it's finally done. Ready for them to take up residence there again.

It was just about dawn when Elizabeth's eyes opened. She could see the morning sunlight just starting to come through her window. A smiled crossed her face as she looked down at her loving husband, Nicholas who was still sleeping. It was a rare occasion that she actually woke up before him. But today was a very special day. Today they were to move out of this tiny cottage they had been temporarily staying in for the last year. Crestwood Hall was now finally re-built and ready for them to take up residency there again. She stretched out her arms as she yawned. Quietly not to wake him yet, she climbed out of the bed and downed her robe and slipped her feet into her favorite slippers that were beside their bed. She couldn't control her excitement. They both as well as all the townspeople had worked so hard to re-build their home and now, moving day had arrived.

She was so happy that had time to get settled in before their child was born.

Sub-consciously she moved her hand over her enlarged belly. She was now seven months pregnant. As if on cue the child started moving inside her. Kicking at her belly, anxious now to make its entrance into the world. "Not yet little one. It's not quite time yet. But soon." As if the child heard her, it settled down, just moving slightly at her touch."

Nicholas rolled over in the bed but when he found his wife missing, he came fully awake. Now very concerned where she was. She almost never got up before he did.

Seeing his movement, Elizabeth walked back over to the bed to assure him that all was okay. "Nicholas, I'm right here. Not to worry. I was just so excited this morning."

Instantly, he grabbed her, pulling her on top of him. "I so love you my dear wife," and then he kissed her deeply, passionately. Never wanting to let her go. She molded herself to him, matching him kiss for kiss. Again, as if on cue, the child in her belly started kicking as if it wanted its father to know of its presence. That's all it took for Nicholas to become very aware of the child she was carrying. His child. All of his thoughts went to the child. He would never do anything to ever endanger it.

Elizabeth knew he had felt their child's movements and started to giggle at the expression on his face. "Haven't you gotten used to it yet, Nicholas?" She asked, barely able to contain her laughter. It was a daily occurrence for her but for Nicholas, he would become very concerned that making love would somehow injure the child.

"Will you ever get it through your thick head that making love will not injure the child," She said.

"But I've heard of husband's ... having their way with their wives could ... possibly injury the child."