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

When we reached outside of the city, Natalia stretched her hand out to me.


"Back to my room. We need to get Sandriel on board next."


"I've made one with them before. It's okay." I took her hand.


The shadows covered us, then the cold. A moment later, my room brightened into view around us. Sandriel sat on the bed.


"We were gone for a minute," Natalia said.


"And in hell time that's hours," he said.


"Yes, it was hours. Its own kind of torture," Natalia said. "Your turn. You get to see our new boss in action."


I raised my eyebrows at her. "It wasn't very impressive."


Natalia shrugged. "Impressive enough for me."


I held my hand out to Sandriel. "Ready?"


Chapter 123: Gate