1. Looking Back
LOOKING BACK
Though born as a genetically engineered angel, I’d made many mistakes. But I swore I’d never become a victim of deception ever again.
I discovered that Aidan was the man assisting Sally in her abduction. He was behind my incarceration, forcing me to take the rap for murders I didn’t commit.
Witnessing Aidan’s betrayal, there was a nagging feeling deep inside of me that nothing was what it seemed. Could I have been that blind to his tricks? Did he ever love me or was it all a lie? I recalled the riddle Aidan had given me before he’d disappeared.
“Believe in only half of what you see and none of which you don’t.”
What did he mean? Could all this be a vicious nightmare?
I hoped in the end, I’d learn the truth.
A spiritual war broke out in the heavens. As a result, Val had forsaken me, leaving me in the care of a mortal man while he and his heavenly army left earth to fight for the greater good. Though I understood his duties, his leaving left me feeling abandoned and angry.
The world crashed and the Illuminati took over the system bringing in forces of another kind, aliens, called the regulators. They were the peacemakers, but nothing about them was peaceful. They murdered innocent people and destroyed everything in their path. Starvation blanketed the earth like a frozen winter. No one was safe.
The Illuminati was gunning for me. I was a threat to their cause. Forced to seek safety with the help of the Cajun, the guys and I had to go underground. The Cajun promised Val that he would watch over us. We took cover at his grandmother’s house but it didn’t take long before Aidan found us.
Realizing Aidan’s vile betrayal, I seized him, taking him prisoner. I feared he’d alert Van, his uncle, to our whereabouts, who sought to take my life.
Despite the precautions I’d taken, Aidan escaped and kidnaped Dom and Jeffery. He left a note behind with a clear threat and an example of how far he’d go… leaving behind the dead body of the Cajun’s best friend, Titan.
Now I must hunt down Aidan and save the guys before he carried through on his threat.
Just as luck would have it, the Cajun and I parted ways. We’d been found and the regulators were coming for me. No point in both of us going down. I had a better chance of surviving. The Cajun didn’t. While I distracted the regulators, the Cajun escaped. I wasn’t as lucky. I was captured and paid a heavy price.