by Lukens, Mark
“He would love to have you with us. And so would I. If you want to, that is.”
“Yes,” David said and hugged her. He pulled back from her, staring at her. “For how long?”
“For as long as you want,” she told him. She couldn’t help the tears coming then—tears of happiness and relief. “Until you get tired of us.”
They had spent the week at Captain Begay’s house. Angie seemed to be happy to have all three of them there. Stella saw the haunted look in Angie’s eyes; she recognized that look because she’d seen it on her own face in the mirror so many times over the last seven years.
Even though the Ancient Enemy was gone, Angie still insisted on burning herbs and whispering prayers and songs. Anything to keep the evil spirits away. She felt that if the Ancient Enemy was real, then other demons could be real—there could be other evil spirits out there in the dark.
Over the last two days Stella and Cole had helped David pack up his things in his Aunt Awenita’s house. The house would go to him when he was eighteen years old, but for now David decided to keep most of his aunt’s possessions right where they were. He packed up his room, giving some of his stuff away for donation, and only taking a few bags with him. He kept the books Joe Blackhorn had given him, and the little figures Joe Blackhorn had carved from wood and stone. After he was gone, David wasn’t going to worry about his house. No one was going to go near it. No one would ever buy it; his house would always be a haunted place.
Now they were driving down to Phoenix where they could start over. They still had plenty of cash and Stella could start working again soon, maybe even publishing papers again. She also had some ideas for a novel, but she would take it slow.
They hadn’t officially adopted David, and he was still technically in the care of the Begay family. But they would see how things went, and everything would be up to David. He was going to be eighteen years old in two and a half years, and then he would be able to do whatever he wanted then. But for now he could go to high school in Phoenix, maybe even college afterwards. He had already expressed interest in archaeology, and Stella was happy about that—she would help him in any way she could.
Stella felt good as they drove down the highway, her arm out the window, her hair blowing in the wind. She was sure the nightmares would haunt her over the next few years, but they would fade in time. Things were going to be so much better soon. The Ancient Enemy wouldn’t haunt them anymore, not that demon or any other evil spirits.
AUTHOR’S NOTE:
Thank you so much for reading my ANCIENT ENEMY box set. I hope you enjoyed it. Being an author is a dream come true for me, and it only happens because of readers like you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I had a blast writing the four books in this series, and unfortunately they had to come to an end. But I hope you’ll check out my other books and series, including my Dark Days post-apocalyptic series, which I’ll be formatting into two box sets in the near future. Once again, thank you for reading!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Mark Lukens has been writing since the second grade when his teacher called his parents in for a conference because the ghost story he’d written had her a little concerned.
Since then he’s had several stories published and four screenplays optioned by producers in Hollywood. He’s the author of many bestselling books including: Ancient Enemy, Sightings, The Exorcist’s Apprentice, Devil’s Island, Followed, and many others. He’s proud to be a member of the Horror Writers Association.
He grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida. But after many travels and adventures, he settled down near Tampa, Florida with his wonderful wife and son . . . and a stray cat they adopted.
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