the Underworld. He was taken to one of their leaders and immediately executed. We weren’t given the details. I’m so sorry, Alaine. I’m never prepared to deliver bad news.”
I couldn ’t be true. I’d waited all this time, praying and hoping to feel that wonderful buzz of electricity, and turn to see his face, smiling, having found me once again. It was that hope which drove me to get up each morning, which kept me moving, and believing that we would be together again.
Death .
Finality.
With a few words, Samuel had been stripped from my life…forever.
Auro ra came to deliver the tragic message, but also said that the Midway would be sending me Guardians. I didn’t know what that really meant, but I didn’t really care either. I was in complete and total shock, and grief-stricken over losing my one true love.
That night, after it all sunk in… I cried. I cried so hard that my entire body ached. I cried until I couldn’t cry anymore. I wanted to sleep and let it all pass away. I took a strong sleeping pill and after hours of sobbing, fell fast asleep.
It was a few days before I pulled myself out of despondency. Emma was still out there, and part of Samuel still lived in her. There would come a time when she would need me. A time when she would transform and would have questions. I needed to be prepared for whatever the future would bring.
I buried myself in work and took every overtime shift I could, but after years had passed, something I never thought would happen, happened.
I met a mortal man who seemed to be compatible with me, and his name was David. He was compassionate, funny, and I enjoyed his company. He worked for a while at the hospital, but I later found out that he didn’t need to work, because he had an abundance of wealth handed down to him. David just enjoyed helping others, and wanted to feel like he could earn his own way if he needed to.
**********
Alaine and David became close friends, but never more than that, because her heart was still so guarded. She knew David wanted more out of their relationship, but deep inside there was still a deep love for Samuel. After all this time, she still loved him, and knew she always would. But she and Samuel were doomed from the very beginning, and it was their love for each other which killed him.
Alaine knew Samuel would want her to be happy. So finally, after years of being alone, she decided to give love another shot.
David and Alaine were married, and he moved them to his beautiful home in Alaska. It was far from the city, but Alaine loved it. It gave her a place to breathe.
There was a beautiful hedged labyrinth at the back of the house, along with a small cottage. During the summers, beautiful wild flowers bloomed everywhere, and during the winter, everything was covered in a glittery white. It was a magical place.
Alaine never had need of anything, because David took the best care of her, and made sure she was happy. After all those years of pain and sorrow, she had finally found some joy.
But that happiness only lasted a few years. Soon, fate stepped in and David became ill with a disease that quickly consumed his body, and there was no known cure. Over the next few months, Alaine cared for David, and was there with him when he breathed his last breath. His passing left her alone again, grieving another tragic loss.
But there were cautious eyes watching Al aine. Her mysterious father, the one whom she’d never met, had set up an invisible barrier around her home without her knowledge. It was a barrier of protection which the Fallen could not pass.
He’d heard that Lucian was on the loose and had separated himself from Lucifer, taking a small part of his army with him. Because one of the Nephilim killed Lucian’s ally, he put a mark of death on every single head. Now, Alaine and Emma were in grave danger.
But just when Alaine thought that the worst had passed, something else unexpected happened. One of her closest
I couldn ’t be true. I’d waited all this time, praying and hoping to feel that wonderful buzz of electricity, and turn to see his face, smiling, having found me once again. It was that hope which drove me to get up each morning, which kept me moving, and believing that we would be together again.
Death .
Finality.
With a few words, Samuel had been stripped from my life…forever.
Auro ra came to deliver the tragic message, but also said that the Midway would be sending me Guardians. I didn’t know what that really meant, but I didn’t really care either. I was in complete and total shock, and grief-stricken over losing my one true love.
That night, after it all sunk in… I cried. I cried so hard that my entire body ached. I cried until I couldn’t cry anymore. I wanted to sleep and let it all pass away. I took a strong sleeping pill and after hours of sobbing, fell fast asleep.
It was a few days before I pulled myself out of despondency. Emma was still out there, and part of Samuel still lived in her. There would come a time when she would need me. A time when she would transform and would have questions. I needed to be prepared for whatever the future would bring.
I buried myself in work and took every overtime shift I could, but after years had passed, something I never thought would happen, happened.
I met a mortal man who seemed to be compatible with me, and his name was David. He was compassionate, funny, and I enjoyed his company. He worked for a while at the hospital, but I later found out that he didn’t need to work, because he had an abundance of wealth handed down to him. David just enjoyed helping others, and wanted to feel like he could earn his own way if he needed to.
**********
Alaine and David became close friends, but never more than that, because her heart was still so guarded. She knew David wanted more out of their relationship, but deep inside there was still a deep love for Samuel. After all this time, she still loved him, and knew she always would. But she and Samuel were doomed from the very beginning, and it was their love for each other which killed him.
Alaine knew Samuel would want her to be happy. So finally, after years of being alone, she decided to give love another shot.
David and Alaine were married, and he moved them to his beautiful home in Alaska. It was far from the city, but Alaine loved it. It gave her a place to breathe.
There was a beautiful hedged labyrinth at the back of the house, along with a small cottage. During the summers, beautiful wild flowers bloomed everywhere, and during the winter, everything was covered in a glittery white. It was a magical place.
Alaine never had need of anything, because David took the best care of her, and made sure she was happy. After all those years of pain and sorrow, she had finally found some joy.
But that happiness only lasted a few years. Soon, fate stepped in and David became ill with a disease that quickly consumed his body, and there was no known cure. Over the next few months, Alaine cared for David, and was there with him when he breathed his last breath. His passing left her alone again, grieving another tragic loss.
But there were cautious eyes watching Al aine. Her mysterious father, the one whom she’d never met, had set up an invisible barrier around her home without her knowledge. It was a barrier of protection which the Fallen could not pass.
He’d heard that Lucian was on the loose and had separated himself from Lucifer, taking a small part of his army with him. Because one of the Nephilim killed Lucian’s ally, he put a mark of death on every single head. Now, Alaine and Emma were in grave danger.
But just when Alaine thought that the worst had passed, something else unexpected happened. One of her closest
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