Guardian angel Enael can’t seem to keep her human Wards in check. They’re the ones who choose their paths before reincarnating—she’s just there to help make sure they stay on track. But it’s not as easy as it might look.
When she meets and falls in love with charismatic Kaspen, a fellow Guardian, Enael’s feelings about Heaven, Hell, demons, and the life she’s known are turned upside down. Worse, angel-turned-demon Yasva, Kaspen’s former love, still holds him in her clutches. Even as Yasva works toward obtaining complete control of Earth, she taunts and haunts Kaspen’s and Enael’s lives.
Now Enael is forced to face her past (which is centuries long and bursting with secrets), her present (which is terribly unfulfilling and full of questions), and her future (which becomes more uncertain as time passes). Armed with a newfound love and fear of losing it all, she must figure out how to save the world—-and the angel she loves. Which side will win? Who will Kaspen choose? Will Heaven and Earth continue to exist, or will everything go to Hell?
Kaspen said, “I’m so sorry, Enael. I
can’t do this anymore.”
I stopped. The humans disappeared
around a corner. “Come with me, Kaspen.” I clenched my hands in my skirt again.
“Please.”
“I can’t watch them be whipped for
something I did.”
I turned. Kaspen’s head was bowed.
His wings trembled. A feeling of resolution blasted through the bond. “Kaspen,
don’t!”
“It’s the only way, Enael. I don’t
belong here. I don’t deserve Leon, just as I didn’t deserve Miriam.” Kaspen
looked up. His white eyes pinned me. I was stuck to the ground, unable to move,
unable to speak. “Just as I don’t deserve you.”
I went numb. It was as though I
watched the scene from a great distance. My human Wards had experienced this in
stressful times, but I didn’t know it could happen to disembodied angels. “I
love you, Kaspen. Please, stay.”
A look of sadness and compassion—For me!—came over him. “There’s only one
place in the universe that I belong. And it isn’t here.”
I was unable to move anything but my
mouth. “We’ll be together, Kaspen, forever, just don’t go. Please, stay with me
and I’ll tell you my true name. It’s what you want, isn’t it?”
Kaspen stood and walked toward me.
Another carriage, this time from the other direction, rushed through him. He
brushed a hand through my hair and kissed me. “It doesn’t matter. I just wanted
to be close to you. Forever. I love you, too.”
Other angels stared at us, but I
didn’t care. “Then stay. Stay and we’ll—”
Kaspen stepped backward and spread
his arms.
The Author
Samantha grew up in a small town in Iowa but now lives in the suburbs of Toronto with her Canadian husband and expatriate cat. In her spare time, she reads, writes, and thinks about reading and writing—along with playing the occasional video game or eight.
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