Empty Is the Grave by Candle Sutton

Author:Candle Sutton [Sutton, Candle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-24T07:00:00+00:00

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Rafe flinched as several gunshots echoed in rapid succession from somewhere outside.

The warning Josiah gave them had proven true, not that he’d ever doubted it. If Josiah said it, he believed it, pure and simple. God was with Josiah like no one else, and that was good enough for him.

Chloe grabbed his hand and squeezed so hard he thought his fingers might pop off.

She probably didn’t even realize she’d done it. Fear had a way of making people do weird things.

A minute passed. Or maybe it was five. Time was hard to measure when his heart threatened to explode right out of his body.

More gunfire. Lots of it. Followed by return fire.

Return fire? That was a good thing, right? It meant someone was trying to take down the bad guys. It had to be the cops or feds or something. Who else would want to stop the people attacking them?

The return fire sounded further away. Too far to save them?

More gunfire came from above.

At least they knew that was coming from Rush. Hopefully he was picking off the guys on the ground before they could make it inside.

A small sob slipped from Chloe, who buried her face against his shoulder.

Josiah stood in front of them like a stoic sentry.

If this got ugly, as the amount of gunfire outside indicated, Josiah was positioned to shield them.

Part of him was scared to death Josiah would die. But another part of him liked that there was someone standing between him and a bullet.

Although I walk through the shadow of death, I won’t be afraid ‘cause God’s got me.

A verse from the Psalm Josiah had been teaching him ran through his mind, although he was pretty sure he’d gotten some of it wrong.

Still, there was comfort in it.

God was with them.

In this dingy, cramped room, with danger exploding outside and fear pressing from within, God was telling him he didn’t have to be afraid.

And even if he did die, he’d go to heaven, right?

He’d chosen Jesus, who had died for his sins, so death would just get him to the next phase of his life. Or afterlife, as the case may be.

Did Chloe have that assurance? Didn’t sound like it.

He squeezed Chloe’s hand. “Jesus–”

The door flew open and a man filled the space.

No uniform or orange jump suit. Not one of theirs. The automatic weapon in his hands swung toward them.

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