Magic and Shadows: A Collection of YA Fantasy and Paranormal Romances by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Opal Moon Press
Published: 2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00

Esther Anna felt like she might have been falling for an eternity. She felt lightheaded and her stomach churned slightly the whole way down. A part of her hoped desperately that the monster had disappeared, as it left her with a fright that she would not soon forget. The threat of the creature, however, was secondary to her predicament at hand. She was falling, and tingling sensation washed over her, and numbed her. Her bruises and cuts didn’t hurt anymore and there was no muscle pain. For the first time since she left the palace, she wasn’t in any pain, and the stress that accumulated during her escape started to trickle away.

Am I dying? She wondered as she fell into the haze. This could be the benevolent afterlife. That white light…is it the ‘light’ everyone claimed to see at the end? It was enjoyable, this brief euphoria, but Esther Anna didn’t think she wanted to die. No, not yet. She’d only just uncovered what could be one of the most devious plots in the history of all the kingdoms, perpetrated by a royal and now she would not get a chance to make others aware of it as well?

Her mind flashed to Adam, and a wave of guilt washed over her. She’d never get a chance to apologize for abandoning him, so perhaps it’d be better if she did die. She’d been so invested her escape that she hadn’t bothered to search for him and she wondered what Princess Noelle would do to him. The guilt of doing something that terrible to her own brother? She could hardly bear it. Then, her father’s smiling face appeared in her almost unconscious mind as a tear streamed down her cheek. King Maurice lost his wife, son, and daughter. He was strong, but how could anyone deal with something by that and still maintain a bright attitude?

She was suddenly tired. She was tired of running, and tired of wondering how her sudden disappearance would affect everybody. Esther Anna wondered how things would have turned out differently.

The light she’d seen loomed closer and her eyes drooped until they eventually closed.

Finally, she thought. Peace. This would be the day that Esther Anna would finally get to be with her mother. Would she be proud of her? The anticipation arose within her. At least now she had something to look forward to, and her father would have his entire family looking after him from the afterlife. There was some solace in this thought and so she finally closed her eyes since she reached what seemed to be the end of her long fall down into the grove.

Her eyes fluttered open for a few seconds and she smiled. It was beautiful, shining and glittery all around her, and the angels flew toward her.

But they’re so…small?

She suddenly felt dizzy, as if she’d been drugged, and she dozed off into a deep sleep.

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