Author Bio:
Ava Altair grew up reading fantasy and science fiction novels. She graduated from Florida Tech with a BS in Science Education – Physics and a minor in Computational Mathematics. She taught as an AP Physics teacher for five years in Florida. She now lives in Oregon, teaching horseback riding lessons and managing the stables.

Kira Hatfield, the unluckiest woman in the world, is about to get dropped into the realm of the strange and weird. While running from her fear of the dark, Kira literally trips over her best friend’s murder, except it’s not a person, it’s the darkness itself. Kira battles between what she saw and her perception of reality. Slowly, the world around her starts to change pulling her deeper into this unseen world. She finds out she has two guardians that have saved her life many times, one a demon and one an angel. Tensions rise as her guardians fight over her, but everything is not as it seems. Together they help her realize her true nature while she finds a way to save her best friend.

Darkness

I bumped down the road in the truck in the middle of the night. The squeaky shocks jostled me up and down. I sang to a song on the radio. It had something to do about being a mad world. It made me laugh internally. I did feel like the world was a little mad.


"Where are you heading?" Remi's sudden voice made me jump.


"Did you ever actually hear yourself when you talk?"


"Exactly. I'm always stuck saving your ass."


I shrugged. "Isn't that your purpose? Besides, why is it mostly you and not Angandriel? Isn't he supposed to help out, too? I get the feeling he doesn't like me much."


Remi frowned. "Don't you remember the other night?"


"He took you out and saved you? You had a whole adventure."


I shook my head. It felt right, but I couldn't remember anything. "Are you sure?"


"You don't remember the sword?" He asked.


Chapter 47: Truck Ride