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Soul-Breaker glowed in the corner.
Son!
Hope surged through me.
I raced that way and fell to my knees. More tears spilled from my eyes. I picked the sword up. “You’re back. You’re. . .fixed.”
I tightened my grip around the handle and turned back around. “Now what do. . .”
The angel had disappeared.
Cold darkness returned.
It was almost as if I imagined the whole thing.
However, I could still feel the angel’s presence nearby. Though, it was like having a tickle in the back of my head that I could not touch, but knew was still there.
Is he watching? Or is this my imagination?
Soul-Breaker rested in my hands.
I ordered the sword to hide.
It vanished.
I called the sword back.
It appeared again.
Laughing, I wiped the tears from my face. “God. . .I don’t know what you want from me, but what I do know is this. . .I will serve you. I will obey you. And. . .I will have faith.”
A lump formed in my throat and my eyes burned as I pictured Fatou in my arms once more.
Just. . .please. . .help me return to her.
Chapter 24
Deadly and Determined
Fatou
After the feast, musicians gathered around us, plucking stringed instruments, beating drums, and hitting hollow gourds. Then, several performers appeared and danced within the moonlight.
Delighted, Jade jumped to her feet and clapped. Zoe joined her.
After the performance finished, they bowed and smiled at my daughter.
Then everyone headed to their rooms for the night.
My mother’s servants led Zoe to his guest room down the hall.
Hand-in-hand, Jade and I went to my old suite. Shadows filled the wing as we passed through a maze of royal corridors. Torches burned in their sconces on the walls, sending little golden glimmers into the darkness.
It was odd being back in the castle. Nostalgic memories played out in my head and made my heart ache. I had to push them away and remember why I had come in the first place.
We washed up and prepared for bed.
Jade looked at me. “Mommy, is something wrong with my power?”
