by Jo O'Neil
I had been back in the land of the living for less than twenty-four hours, in which time I had visited Molly at St Bartholomew’s complete with car keys and the relevant driver and vehicle licensing agency transfer papers, and then I dutifully dropped in to see my parents. They were surprised to see me, and not because they still believed me to be deceased; although I couldn’t help but check the pretentious urn my ashes had filled was no longer positioned pride of place on their mantle-piece. No, my parents were surprised by my visit as I rarely called on them in the evenings, preferring work or a drink after a victory I’d had in court. However, given the ordeal I had witnessed them go through, I was desperate to see for myself that they were totally oblivious to my new double life as a Virtuous Spy. And if the truth be known, I wanted to make sure they were unaware of my elective surgery, and no longer heading the anti-cosmetic surgery charity to campaign for humanitarian treatment of essentially woman who threw themselves under the knife in search of a happier life.
While I was busy strengthening old bonds, God was briefing His right hand Archangel.
‘Archangel Michael, I do believe Serena Olivia Unity Lewis will have trouble adjusting back to ‘normal’ life after the excitement of espionage. Therefore, until I call upon her alter ego again, can I rely on you to communicate with Angelica, Serena’s guardian angel, to keep Serena on the right path, thus preventing her from becoming fractious?’
‘I am only too happy to help, Father. Would you also like me to arrange for Archangel Jophiel to collect Serena’s honorary angelic gown from her wardrobe on the morning You reinstate Serena to Your service?’
‘Thank you, Archangel Michael. But that will not be necessary as I already have a volunteer for that duty.’
‘Father, forgive me for asking; will You grant Serena’s wish to wear her gown in holy matrimony before You requisition her once more?’
‘It is not for Me to permit or deny Serena’s desire, Archangel Michael. Quite simply, if Serena listens to her soul then she will see her assignment through to the end before entering into a matrimonial contract. On the other hand, if Serena’s ego wins then she may well target Rupert Maximus Valentine’s heart for a rival of his affection, which in all probability will lead to a wedding ceremony before Serena resumes her identity as the Daughter of Eve who will one day be known as the Devil Slayer.’
‘Is that likely?’
‘Before her heavenly experience Serena would have single handedly fought Lucifer for Rupert Maximus Valentine without giving any concern for her own wellbeing. But now I suspect she would think twice, albeit her highly competitive side will enjoy the rivalry with Hope Harper for Rupert Maximus Valentine's eternal love. Oh, I do so hope those two girls do not start a new karmic slate,’ God mused. ‘But there again, Serena’s soul has been interwoven with Ryan Joshua Scott even before she knew the soul who has taken the guise as Rupert Maximus Valentine. Whether Serena will sense this connection and act on the instruction from her soul rather than her ego, not even God knows,’ God said with a chuckle.
‘So soul it is Ryan, ego it is Rupert,’ A.M. clarified.
‘Precisely,’ God confirmed as He nodded His wise, old head.
Get ready for the second installment of the Divine trilogy:
Divine Peace
( Coming Soon / Prologue overleaf )
Prologue
And so God's prophecy was yet to be fulfilled. Lucifer’s dark wings had been severely clipped by the outcome of the battle of Stonehenge, but the iniquity that emanated from the vengeful angel was still free to adversely affect mankind. God could not and would not allow this wickedness to continue, so once again the Almighty called upon the Daughter of Eve whose legacy to defeat Lucifer was all that stood between good prevailing against the destructive shroud of evil.
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Jo O’Neil
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