Night Wolf's Song
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Joaquin knew the thing was still out there, stalking him. The only thing in his favor was the lack of a breeze to carry his scent to the creature. He crouched in a gully trying to be silent. He could hear his gasps for breath. In the still night air his breathing was amplified. The gasps for breath sounded like a hurricane rushing in and out through his mouth and nose.
He tried to calm the need of his lungs but the more he tried to concentrate, the more his body ached for the freshness of the cool night air.
He could not run anymore. His legs throbbed with pain. He wanted to cry for help but the beast would hear him. Besides, there was no one in the desert who could come to his aid. It was almost a hundred miles to the nearest town. He lived alone in the middle of this lifeless place.
Joaquin slowly raised himself over one of the boulders that rimmed his hiding place.
The full moon painted an eerie backdrop for his terror. The sage brush and thorn covered plants cast long black shadows over the blue-gray landscape.
He heard what sounded like a twig break. He quickly ducked back into his borough. His foot slipped, dislodging a rock which cascaded down the side of the pit where he cowered.
“The goats aren’t worth it,” he thought. “What am I doing wandering around the desert in the middle of the night?”
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He had first thought it was a man, bent over, tearing apart some desert animal. It was far away and he could barely make out the movements.
“What are you doing?” he called out.
The thing stood up. Its eyes glowed red in the dark. It was covered with hair and the blood from the fresh kill dripped from its mouth.
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About the Book
Solita Obregon, along with a small group of Mexican Nationals, crosses the border illegally into a nightmare of terror. She has the drive and strength to enter the
Two days into the journey, two of the group members are dead from the hostile environment.
The third night, the full moon rises and with it a new terror. They soon realize they have become the prey of a savage beast. The isolation and inhospitable environment of the desert has hidden a secret for 300 years. Those who have stumbled on the mystery have died a violent death.
About the Author
Floyd Phelps was born in the West Texas town of
He has had a varied set of careers including, assistant director of a campus police department, women’s shoe salesman, orderly in a hospital emergency room, security consultant, bartender, character actor in summer stock theatre, extra in television and movies, and a very short stint as a chicken catcher for a poultry company. This insight brings a wealth of realism to the characters and settings of his stories.
He and his wife, Laura, met in a college play and were married after a short engagement. They have four children to whom he has dedicated his novel, Night Wolf's Song. He and Laura also have three grandchildren and a large red dog, named Chevy, who thinks she’s human.
He developed an undying love for horror as a youngster when he spent Saturday afternoons in the movie theatres watching the old classic films. The horror story remains at the center of his literary interest.
In 2004 his first novel, The Obsidian Serpent, was published. He spends his time writing, traveling, and playing bit parts in movies.