Guarding the Treasure (31 page)

Her lips separated to speak.

Trey pressed his fingers to her lips. “Don't say anything, just listen. Kevin died doing what he had to do. Protecting our country, protecting you. Sophie, Pullman Universities was on the list. Kevin knew. Now it's my turn. I'm going to do what I need to do.”

Sophie listened as Trey spoke of his intentions. He was making plans just as Kevin would do. She smiled on the inside; feeling like eventually everything would be all right. She would come through this.

 

Over the next several weeks, turning turned into months, and then into a full year, Sophie came full circle with the loss of Kevin and her relationship with Trey.

She realized that one never really loses in life unless they drop their gloves and give up the fight completely. She'd given up on Trey two years ago, too soon. Her unwillingness to listen and allowing her stubborn, self-centeredness to win had caused her to become the ultimate loser. She had failed to see Trey for who he really was—a man with an open heart and a man who lived for more than just himself. He was a man who was willing to give his life for those he would never meet, just like Kevin.

Three had been patiently showing her what he wanted for her. A life filled with giving of herself. Loving others the way she had been loved. Sophie gave a somber smile, her thoughts focused on Three. He'd put a diary of pain and suffering in her hands, one that she would experience both mentally and physically. She now realized it was the only way. When she stepped foot in that dusty attic, she had no idea that the hardest part of her life had already been set in motion.

But now Three had wonderfully given her two men to demonstrate what true sacrifice looked like. Three had shown her a different path, a good path, allowing her to now share her life with a man to whom she could show sacrificial love.

A man who has been sent to Guard the Treasure.

About the Author

J. K. ZIMMER
writes with the contemporary audience in mind. Her debut novel,
Guarding the Treasure
weaves high interest and Irish legend, creating a plot with intrigue and suspense. Zimmer lives with her husband in the Midwestern United States.