Survival -Guardians of Vesturon [1] (35 page)
She thanked God for sending him to her, for he made her last weeks on Earth the best she ever had.
Maddie was certain she only had a brief amount of time left.
She wished she had told Rayn she loved him. She wished she had said it every day, a thousand times a day. She wished she had agreed to become his mate. She wished she had forced him to break his vow and take her virginity. Now she would never know what it felt like to make love to someone.
She always wondered how it would feel to die. She wondered if it would be painful. She had her answer now. Even with all of her injuries, she was incredibly pain free.
She began to see white light. It cast an ethereal glow over everything. It was getting brighter and brighter. Her last thoughts before she lost consciousness were of God and how Rayn brought her back to Him.
She turned her head and saw her parents standing there.
“Maddie,” her father whispered, “we have missed you, and we know you will love it here.”
“Where is here?” she asked.
“You know; it is where you want to be.”
“I’m confused, Dad. Am I dead?”
“That’s a silly question, Maddie. You know the answer to that.”
“But, Daddy, I don’t know the answer. I feel weird.”
“Of course, you do. You’re supposed to feel weird.”
“If I’m dead, where is God?”
“Well, Maddie, as with everything, God is everywhere.”
“So is He here?”
“Yes, Maddie, He is here.”
“What’s going to happen next?”
“Maddie, that is up to you. What do you want to happen?”
“I want to be with Rayn. I don’t want to be dead. Don’t take this the wrong way, but I don’t want to be here. Why did this have to happen to me?”
“Maddie, I said that God was here. I didn’t say I was God. I don’t have the answer for you, but if you don’t want to stay here, there is something you can do. You can ask God to send you back.”
“Will He listen?”
“He always listens, Maddie.”
Maddie was mystified by everything. Her father wasn’t making any sense, and she wondered if this was all an illusion, created by her dissecting mind as it came apart. She was uncertain of everything now—what was real, and what was fantasy. As she looked at her father, she began hearing voices, disjointed words. She knew they weren’t coming from her father, for she didn’t see his lips moving. The voices were undoubtedly male, as they were deep and resonating. That eliminated her mother. Maybe it was God speaking to her.
Her dad began speaking to her again.
“Maddie, you must decide what you want to do. You may come with us, or you may fight for your survival. You cannot delay any longer. If you don’t decide soon, the decision will be made for you, and there will be no turning back.”
To be continued...
in
Book 2, The Guardians of Vesturon
About the Author
A. M. Hargrove lives in South Carolina with her husband and two children. After spending years working in management for a large pharmaceutical company, she now enjoys nothing better than spending time at her Mac writing fiction. Her hobbies include hiking and backpacking in the Great Smoky Mountains, trail running, cooking and snow skiing.
She hopes you’ve enjoyed this first installment of the
Guardians of Vesturon
. Read more about Maddie and Rayn in the second book entitled
Resurrection
. Also available,
Determinant, Book 3, The Guardians of Vesturon.
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