Restoration (The Revelation Series Book 5) by Randi Cooley Wilson

Author:Randi Cooley Wilson [Wilson, Randi Cooley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Secret Garden Productions, LLC
Published: 2015-11-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Compromise of Truth

As the skies grow darker, the air becomes colder. The shoreline embraces the constant battering of the waves as they toss and turn before violently crashing onto the sand. I wrap my sweater tightly around my body and stare into the clear blue-gray water, watching the tides roll in before the currents sweep them back out again.

Asher’s image flickers in my mind, haunting me like a ghost. He’s been in his healing sleep for five days. Every hour that goes by, I feel as though I’m losing my grip on reality. My sanity is hanging on by a thread, as is the mate mark and our connection.

It feels like all we do is wait. Wait for the dark army to attack. Wait for Garrick to resurface. Wait for Deacon to be captured. And for every moment I wait, I’m reminded of my sacrifices, because the pain they’ve left in their wake beats away at my heart, like the constant battering of the ocean’s waves.

Michael takes a seat on the cool sand next to me, taking in the beauty of the ocean for a few moments before he speaks. “It is not safe for you to be here without a protector,” he points out with his old-world-divine accent.

My gaze slides to the archangel’s admonishing expression before I tilt my head over my shoulder, in the direction of Keegan. The gargoyle is perched a few feet away on a rock wall.

Michael nods his acknowledgment at Asher’s older brother and turns back to the water.

“You are sad,” he states quietly.

I don’t answer him. It’s becoming harder to recall a time when I truly felt anything but.

“Your protector will awaken,” he states, as if he’s demanding it of the world.

I exhale and keep my focus trained on the water, admiring its constant motion. I’m unsure how much time passes as we sit without a word between us. I notice the skies darken further.

“I feel like I’m slowly fading away,” I whisper the admission.

“We all get lost in the rain from time to time, Eve. It is part of what makes you human.”

“The old version of myself seems like a distant memory. This person I’ve become—I struggle with accepting her.” My eyes briefly flick to the angel, taking in his thoughtful facial features before returning back to the churning water. “Before, I would have fallen apart at the sight of Asher’s injured form. This Eve—she’s numb to the cruelty, violence and pain.”

“The moment one’s innocence is lost, it is never truly regained.” He sits back casually with his palms in the sand. “Once you’ve seen the darkness, it can never be unseen.”

My brows pull together. “There’s something you don’t see every day, an archangel paraphrasing John Milton’s Paradise Lost.”

A ghost of a smile plays at his lips. “Seemed a fitting parallel to your journey.”

I lift my gaze and meet Michael’s. “Everything I love seems to disappear, except the pain. There is always the pain. I miss being in the dark, unaware and naïve.

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