Beyond the Veil
by Erin Lee
'Beyond the Veil.'It's the expression people use for life after living – the mysterious place all souls linger after inevitably vacating earth and floating to finality. To arrive, one must first experience death. It can be quick or slow and torturous. Death can happen again and again.Forever – none of us can Escape Reality.Each time, Mistress Death brings with her a lesson.That's what it feels like for Mary and Hudson. Since the moment they said their vows, they've died a hundred deaths. What started as 'true love' quickly became contempt and everything in between.It's getting worse; angrier.Mistress Death is too. Her lessons are becoming more serious.The couple missed the memo:They did not know, ten years ago, that hatred has a twisted blade. It comes back to jab at the heart that thrust it. Love does the same. And it's where Mary and Hudson rest now – somewhere between a happy ending and the grave;...