The Heaven Trilogy: Heaven's Wager, Thunder of Heaven, and When Heaven Weeps by Dekker Ted

Author:Dekker, Ted [Dekker, Ted]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, Fantasy, Mystery, ebook, book
ISBN: 9781401686529
Goodreads: 12528854
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2010-10-12T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

JAN’S MANSION, as Ivena called it, lay at the end of a street, its arched entrance bordered by tall spruce trees, its front door bearing a simple greeting etched on a cross. In living we die; In dying we live. Behind the house a scattering of maple leaves drifted across a blue swimming pool nestled in a manicured lawn—an absolute necessity in this heat, Roald had told him. Jan had yet to use it. The house was of Southwestern decor, inside and out, from its ceramic shingle roof to the large rust tiles that covered the kitchen floor.

In all honesty, Jan felt awkward in the large house. He used the master bedroom, the kitchen, and the living room, which left four other rooms untouched. The exercise room sat collecting dust down the hall and the dining room had seen use only once—when Karen and Roald had first come to christen the house. The whole thing had been Karen’s idea—give Jan an elegant house that completed the rags-to-riches image she was building around him. Roald had jumped on the idea and found the house.

Jan and Ivena sat in the living room under the indirect lighting of two amber floor lamps, staring past a large picture window at the shimmering pool late that night.

“So then,” Jan said. “She’s gone. What can I say?”

“We have to find her. Don’t you see, she’s doomed.”

“Perhaps, Ivena, but so are a million other women in this country.”

“Yes, but that doesn’t mean you can ignore the one that comes begging for help. Where’s your heart, Janjic?”

“My heart’s where it should be: with Karen.”

“That’s not what I meant. This has nothing to do with her. I’m talking about Helen.”

“And Helen’s an adult. It was her decision to leave.”

Jan had battled conflicting emotions from the moment he’d heard of her disappearance. He’d come home to an answering machine stuffed with messages from a distraught Ivena. Helen had disappeared. At first a chill of concern had spread through his bones, but after collecting himself he realized that they should hardly have expected differently. Helen had come into their lives like a whirlwind and sent their minds reeling. So now she had gone as quickly and it was just as well, he thought.

And the vision he’d had upon their touch? He had responded already. Just because his eyes had been opened for her didn’t mean he now carried a responsibility for her. Besides, the day with Karen had all but washed the vision from his mind.

“What did you expect?” he continued. “You can’t adopt her.”

Ivena stiffened beside him. “And why not? Is it so unwise to take in a wounded soul?”

“She’s twenty-nine, Ivena. A full-grown woman, not some child. You don’t just spend a thousand dollars on a full-grown woman and expect her to change.”

The reference to the money fell on deaf ears. “Twenty-nine. Nadia would have turned twenty-nine this year, Janjic. Did you know that?” Her eyes misted.

“No. I’m sorry, Ivena, I had forgotten.”

“Well, I have not forgotten my daughter.

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