Rise of the Fallen
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Micah turned back toward Jackson. "Really, why are you here, Jack?"
Jackson fidgeted as if it was becoming clear things were different now. "I was hoping…well, I miss you."
"Hi, Trace." Sam's voice reached him from the kitchen then he heard the low murmur of Trace's voice and Sam said, "Who? Jackson?" Then she came around the corner. "Micah, is someone—?"
Micah turned to see her stop then she smiled and hurried forward. "Hi, I'm Sam." She held out her hand politely enough, but Micah felt her tweak with possessiveness as her other hand slipped over his back. She wanted Jackson to know Micah was spoken for now. Not that she needed to worry. Micah wondered what he had ever seen in Jackson now that he had a woman like Sam by his side.
"Jackson, meet Sam." He looked at her, love and adoration filling his eyes as he leaned in and nuzzled her. Not a month ago Micah had been ready to die over the male who now stood at his door. He had been a mere shadow of who he was today. In fact, he had been for centuries. Sam had given him purpose again. She had given him life and love. And with Trace's help, Sam had pulled him back from Hell.
The next words he spoke were for Jackson's benefit, but he spoke them to Sam. "Sam is my lifemate. She is my life now, always, and forever. I love you, my precious Sam."
Josie had been right. He had fallen. Long ago, after Katarina's death, he had fallen hard. But with Sam and Trace, but especially Sam, he had come back.
Yes, the fallen had risen to live again.
About the Author
I have always loved to write. I don't remember a time when I wasn't writing, reading, or dreaming up stories to keep me entertained in boring situations. I would lie in bed at night and conjure up all kinds of worlds and stories. My mind never turned off and was always filled with daydreams and fantasies, and I often wrote them down. When I was in junior high, my stories turned to more romance, and I filled notebooks with romantic escapades my friends and I took with our favorite band, Duran Duran. I always got John or Simon. LOL. At any rate, my friends ended up unofficially voting me as Most Likely to Become a Romance Novelist. Ha ha, right? But here I am, doing just that, writing romance novels. Prophetic, right?
I actually worked in the corporate world for over twenty years in office management and as an executive assistant to the owners, presidents, and vice presidents of corporate America, but in July 2010, I lost my job. Thus began a year-and-a-half journey of finding myself and what my future held. That's when I discovered role playing and met my co-author, who I work with now under the pen name, Jem Stone. Role playing (RP) served its purpose, and I met some truly wonderful people, but I eventually realized it prevented me from accomplishing what I wanted: getting published. So, I hung up my RP hat and focused on writing, and my first short story, Moonlit Hearts, was published in September of 2011 in an anthology called Evernight.
Silver linings are things I always try to find in every bad situation, and now I realize the silver lining in losing my job was seeing that I was supposed to become a writer. My journey in the corporate world had been over for a long time and I had only been putting off my true calling by forcing myself to stay in the workforce. Losing my job was Fate's way of telling me I needed to get on with what I was really meant to do, the business of becoming an author. So that's what I'm going to do, and I have several projects in the works, including several stories in the AKM series. I hope you all continue to follow me along this very exciting journey, and I hope I can continue to give you stories you enjoy and which will give you a pleasant break from reality when you need it.
Donya Lynne
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