“What happened? My head’s killing me.”
Sierra said softly, “You slept for eighteen hours, your body needs food and drink. Come on, time to get up.”
She helped me up and into the shower.
I finally found my feet under the hot water, “What happened with Raymond and Manny after I passed out.”
Sierra smiled, “They’re dead, we tore them to pieces. We couldn’t get through their shields, of course, they couldn’t spare the power to kill us either. The four of us just tried to stop them from leaving bodily until their power ran down. Still, if it wasn’t for Caroline and Tara they would have escaped.”
My mind skipped and I remembered the searing light, “Lightning? Right before they escaped? How did those two get here?”
Sierra giggled, “When the battle started Suzy called them. Apparently even a baby vampire runs very fast. She…”
Sierra broke down in giggles and couldn’t talk for a minute.
“Caroline gave Tara a piggy back ride, at about three hundred miles an hour. You should have seen her hair.”
I snorted, “So I did hear thunder there at the end. Her lightning took out the rest of the air shields?”
Sierra nodded, “That and it also knocked them back into the house, about fifteen feet or so. That’s when the four of us pounced and just about tore their heads off.”
“So, it’s finally over?”
Sierra snorted, “Sure, your family’s enemies are all dead. Over though? I’m sure another mess will come our way. Life is conflict.”
She then kissed me softly, tenderly, as if to mitigate her words.
She had a point though. I in charge of Chicago, which meant I’d have to meet challenges internally, and challengers externally. Still, I’d dealt with stuff like that over the last year, it wouldn’t be quite the same. Not as personal at the very least.
“But everyone is okay?”
She nodded, “No one got more than a scratch, except… the house is a loss. We’re going to have to move to a hotel for a while the house is… renovated, if not rebuilt.”
She turned off the water, “Everyone is outside, we’re having a barbeque.”
I smiled, why was I not surprised?
I stole a kiss, and then we got dressed. Our room seemed to have made it without damage, but when I went out in the hallway the floor was split in places, and there were a few holes. We carefully maneuvered our way downstairs, and out back.
When she said everyone she’d actually meant everyone.
The entire pack, my uncle, aunt, and cousin. Mike, Jenna, and Aiya were still here as well, the latter snuggled on Todd’s lap. Even Caroline and Tara were still here.
I could hardly believe we’d actually done it. I couldn’t get lazy of course, I’d have to work on my power and not get arrogant. The fact I’d managed to kill three sorcerers around my power, and three more powerful than I over the last year, was a reminder I couldn’t get sloppy in our world.
Yet, at the same time, I felt like I had time to enjoy life more now. It wasn’t urgent, and I could take it as it came. I’d also be here for my daughter, and fate willing, she would grow up without the need to learn things herself, or create some kind of pact.
Sierra treated me like glass, and I smiled at her reassuringly as she had me sit at the table and went to get us both food. When she got back she settled onto my lap, and we shared the plate of food.
Despite the destruction of the house, everyone was in a good mood, and joking around. It was hard to believe how far I’d come in just under a year, and I was just getting started. Even Aitheria, who was using my shoulder and neck like an easy chair, seemed content and relaxed.
That’s when the vision hit.
I was Karen Shepard. Fifteen, a runaway from an abusive home just outside of Springfield. I remember each time my mother beat me, or verbally abused me… abused her. I’d come to the city in the hopes of my grandparents taking me in. They did, but were even worse. Now I was out on the street trying to figure out what to do, and a gang approached me. I knew I should get up, I should run, but I was too depressed to move. Hot, tired, and sweaty. Maybe life just wasn’t worth the effort.
The one in the lead said, “Well, well, what do we have here?”
I snapped out of the vision, yet I still knew what happened, or what will happen in two hours and twenty-one minutes when that gang finds Karen. No time had passed out in the real world, and I felt a little tired, but not too bad. Nothing like what happened yesterday at least.
I smiled, life does go on, and the possibilities for the future were endless.
“Aiya, Mike, you know anyone working today? There’s someone that needs a little help…”
Afterword:
I hope you enjoyed this story, if you did please leave a review. Reviews are the lifeblood of independent authors, and I would appreciate greatly any constructive feedback or opinions.
Ending this story was a struggle for me. I didn’t want to be one of those authors that continually pumps out books until a series gets stale. Five seemed like a good number to end with, and it worked with the storyline and growth I had planned for Ben. Still, it was hard to say goodbye to the character.
Ben’s story is finished, despite him really just getting started in his life, the major plot arc for the series is complete. I am not done with Ben’s world yet though, and already have the first book out in the Spirit Sorceress series if you want to check it out.
About the Author: If you have any comments or suggestions you can send me an email at [email protected] If you like my work, or even if you don’t, please consider leaving a review of this book. I can also be found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7456808.D_L_Harrison
Other books by D. L. Harrison:
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The Formerly Dark Mage, by D. L. Harrison – This stand-alone fantasy book follows the life of Silvia and takes place in a world unique and separate to our own.
Silvia is a dark mage. Unfortunately, she finds herself about to be sacrificed. Someone must have told her evil master about her plans to kill him and take over. After that, things just seem to go downhill. She has no choice but to escape the kingdom of Zual, something that to her knowledge has never been done before. She will need to deal with many issues she never had to face before.
Among those issues, the white mages, and her conscience.
Celia Winters Novel Series
Witch’s Moon: A Celia Winters Novel Book 1
Celia Winters was raised by her single mother, and her earliest memories are of the store her mother owns and the nearby coven, who have always been her family’s close allies and friends.
She grew up believing her magic was weak, but she was satisfied with her life, and happy. She was a midwife, healer, and supplier of surrounding covens.
Then her mother died, and she’s about to discover she isn’t who, or what, she believes herself to be, not completely. She will learn that her entire life up until now was a lie. She’ll need to figure out her place, who she is when she no longer recognizes herself, and try to hold on to her closest friends as she gathers enemies for the simple crime of her existence.
She’s stronger than she believes, but will it be enough?
Power of Air Series:
Just a Psychic: The Power of Air Book One starts off this series.
Ben has grown up with missing memories of his early childhood.
He has known he was a psychic since his earliest memories, seeing the future and gaining knowledge with his gifts.
Is it possible he isn't just a psychic?
Ben's world is about to be turned upside down as he turns twenty-one, all is not as it seems.
Alicia Jones novels is a series that follows a bright young inventor and scientist named Alicia Jones. It is a space opera and light science fiction.
The first book is titled First Contact:
Alicia Jones is a genius, and a little odd. At just
twenty-three years of age, she is close to finishing her doctoral dissertation. But when she tests her latest theory in the lab to generate a strong EM field, it has very unanticipated results. Results that lead to faster than light travel, and first contact with another race.
Her life just gets more complicated after that, when she finds out who she really is, and that the universe may not be as nice a place as she’d been told. Her determination to help keep Earth safe takes her to places more dangerous and strange than she’d ever envisioned.
Spirit Sorceress series, by D. L. Harrison is a new urban fantasy series. Miku is a spirit sorceress who spent the last one hundred years growing up and learning about her power in the forests near Seattle Washington. She’s about to make her debut in the big city, but not in a way she ever expected.
The first book is titled Spirit Sorceress:
Miku is a spirit sorceress who spent her unusually long childhood in the forest away from the city with her mother and father. After tragedy strikes, she finds herself alone and on her own. She knows that one day she’ll need to move to Seattle, and fully accept her birthright, and if necessary finish her training on her own.
But before she’s ready, and still in grieving, a rogue vampire and his band come along and change everything. She’ll need to learn her new place in the world, and find some allies quick if she’s to survive.
Book Description
Ben’s enemies know where he is, and they’re coming.
After a month of nothing happening, he is more than ready to face them, no matter what the outcome. He’s wanted justice for his mother’s murder, and to find out the truth of his life.
But when the enemy finally does show up, they are much more powerful than he could have imagined. How can he along with a pack of werewolves, a witch, and a newbie vamp measure up to that? He just isn’t sure if he’s going to make it out of this one.
Note: This is the conclusion to the five book series.
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