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 sped away until I made it to the highway. I drove out of town away from my apartment and work. I knew there was no way I would be able to escape them by driving the city streets, so I got on the state road and headed east.


I didn't really have a destination in mind. I just wanted to get away from those men as fast as I could. And well... Mr. Kline, too. Everything in this city was starting to stink. It was almost like it was rotting.


After a few miles, I realized there was no one chasing me. I should have an entire gang of bikers on my tale. I mean, I freaking stole their bike. That was against some gang code or something, wasn't it? But still, no one was after me. So, what did I do now?


Chapter 76: Underground