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I slowed as I spied a strange stone arch to my right. I would’ve missed it if my mother’s voice hadn’t pointed it out.
I turned towards it, glancing over it as I pulled up before it.
‘A doorway. Use your power.’
I nodded as I let my power flow forth, and the empty space in the archway took on a translucent appearance, shimmering like oil before me.
I didn’t want to stick around to see if those angels had gotten past Dariel. Surely she couldn’t have held them all off for long. Had she sacrificed herself for me? A mere stranger to her?
I gritted my teeth and balled my hands. I had to do this.
I stepped through the doorway, shivering as the magic of it rippled over me. The forest scene around me shifted in a blur like I was warping through an area.
When I stepped out fully, I was in someone’s backyard, standing by a swing set as I looked up at the house.
Night had fallen, and the house was lit up like the others around it. Was I still in Heaven? Yes, even as I thought it, I knew. I could feel it in the air.
But where was I now? Where had the doorway brought me?
I turned around to check the archway but frowned when I was only greeted by the back fence.
Okay, no archway there anymore. Great, that was helpful.
I turned back to the house, hearing faint conversations inside. Why had it brought me here?
I hesitantly started across the yard, taking in the small sand pit and bicycle discarded on the freshly mowed grass.
Was this someone’s Heaven? Did I need to find another archway?
I continued up the back steps, the voices louder now. And for a split second, I thought I recognized one.
No, it couldn’t be…
I rested my hand on the back door handle and held my breath as I tested it, my heart hammering.
Miraculously, it was unlocked, and I swung it open and stepped inside.
The chatter died down as I stood in the kitchen, looking across the counter at the family seated for dinner.
I stiffened as my gaze landed on a familiar face, and I couldn’t stop the grin from spreading.
“Lily?”
