by Barb Shuler
When I padded into my room I sat on the bedside and pulled the ponytail I had been sporting down. I ran my fingers through my hair, scrubbing the pads of my fingers along my scalp.
A smile pulled at my lips hearing the small babble of noise from Alston. He was so cute. He talked when he slept. I let out a breath and moved to slide under my covers. The cool sheets sent a shiver through me. I glanced at the clock on the wall by the fireplace. One a.m…. hopefully Sebastian and the others would return soon. I loved waking up in his arms.
Life had been full of battles recently, but the one thing it gave us in the end was life. The new life in our children. They’d learn that everything happens for a reason. It was the nature of time and the will of your soul to make your destiny yours. They’d learn to love openly, to love nature and to always be open with everyone. I was an optimist but I knew this would all work out.
Our children would be the next generation of the Guardians of Angelicus. More powerful than the last. They were the beginning to something new and better. Our Future!
CONSUMED ~ PLAYLIST
After The Rain - Nickelback
Always The Only One - Lee Brice
Basement - Puddle of Mudd
Dancing In The Sky - Dani & Lizzy
Easier to Run - Linkin Park
Everybody Hurts - Avril Lavigne
Going under - Evanescence
Hummingbird Heartbeat - Katy Perry
Last Dying Breath - Sabaton
Losing A Whole Year - third Eye Blind
My Heart Will Go On - Caleb & Kelsey
Now That We're Dead - Metallica
Peace In The Valley - Kevin Costner & Modern West
Same Same Stars - Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
Shiroyama - Sabaton
Smoking Snakes - Sabaton
Unconditionally - Katy Perry
About the Author
I’m a Carolina Girl by right and a Texan by birth... so I have a Texas-sized temper. Living and working in both states I’ve learned a lot about hard work, adapting to your surroundings and making the best of the path that you have been led down. My grandma Dollie once told me I would know what I was meant to do when it happened. She was right, as always.
As with most book lovers, I am an avid reader. Reading has always been a hobby - a passion, really. Reading helps to expand the perimeters of one's mind. That is what got me to start writing as a kid. If I had paper...or a wall... I was writing. Words are a part of us all. Why not use them, right?
During the day I work as a ‘desk jockey’ and help the residents of my county navigate themselves around our little, but not too little country town. By night I am either blogging, doing PA work for some of my favorite authors or I am fighting with the voices in my head. (They can be stubborn at times.) It’s a way to cope and make the troubles of the day disappear, if only for a few hours. It’s a blessing and I am cherishing every moment. For that which is my creation, may become someone else's treasure.
Tomorrow is never guaranteed so I want to make sure I live the day as fully as possible.
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