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Authors: Sherry Soule
But as he drives off, my heart breaks in two and I fall to my knees. I am numb, alone. It’s all too much. The last twenty-four hours have been hell and now this. My senses are in utter overload. I want to scream. Hit something. I’d been willing to sacrifice my own life and suffer total humiliation to ensure his secrets stay intact. All for nothing.
Rising slowly, I shuffle to the parking lot and get into my car. I barely remember driving home. I park in the garage, cut the engine, and just sit there numbly as though vultures have landed inside my body and picked me clean. Tears stream down my cheeks. I wilt in my seat and rest my head against the steering wheel.
Minutes pass. I grab a tissue from the glove compartment and blow my nose. Part of me thinks I can’t give up yet. Out of all this chaos, I still think Hayden is someone worth fighting for.
The thought of crawling under my covers and sleeping for days sounds like the perfect antidote to my raging emotions, so I get out of the Jetta and sluggishly make my way to the backdoor and into the kitchen. I drag my feet across the dirty linoleum floor, and step into the quiet, empty dining room, moving past the oak table.
From the living room, a brilliant flash of light illuminates the entire space. I pause and squint into the glare, lifting both hands to shield my eyes. A loud whooshing noise fills the entire house like a jet zooming past. Then eerie silence.
I lower my arms, staring through the archway and into the next room. My heart starts racing. I stand there breathing heavily.
Oh. My. Zombies.
I have officially lost my mind.
Deep breath. Two. Three.
“Dad?” I say, but it comes out a hoarse whisper.
My dad slowly turns around and freezes. He opens his mouth to speak, then snaps it shut.
My face goes slack and I stare bug-eyed at him. I don’t understand what’s happening, it’s as if my brain has short-circuited and needs to be rebooted. But one thing is crystal clear.
My dad just teleported into the living room.
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Sherry Soule currently lives with her family and one very spoiled black cat in California’s San Francisco Bay Area. She likes to write thrilling tales of romance and suspense, often mingled with a dash of the mystical and a splash of trendy fashion. Her published novels do not include any graphic sex scenes, explicit violence, or excessive profanity, so that all of her novels can be read and enjoyed by both teens and adults.
When she’s not writing spine-tingling new stories, she spends her time reading fiction, playing video games, and watching horror movies with her son. Aside from reading, she enjoys browsing through bookstores, digging through flea markets, and shoe shopping.
Sherry’s debut novel, “Beautifully Broken” was nominated for Best Paranormal Romance in the 2011 Wizard and Witch/Sorcery category by The Romance Reviews (TRR).
Her adult novel, “Immortal Eclipse” is a
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