Alice's Insurrection (Alice Clark Series) by Andrea DiGiglio Read Free Book Online Page B

love, “I won’t leave you to be slaughtered! I can’t!”
    “You must go! Save our son no matter how you have to do it, and one day, when he’s old enough to understand, promise to tell him the truth about us.” Kokabiel nodded and kissed her feverishly one last time before letting go of her. She gently kissed her newborn baby, Cole’s, forehead one last time and passed him over, tears raging in her eyes. Kokabiel scurried to the window and opened it. He turned back and looked at the love of his life, so strong, smiling at him as if what was to come next would be enjoyable.
    “I love you.”
    “I love you,” she replied.
    Kokabiel’s wings sprung from his back and he flew out the window into the dark night sky with his newborn baby , who they had agreed to put up for adoption to hide him from the bounty hunters. She got up slowly, cautiously, and shut the window. Before turning to her bed, she whispered, “I forgive you, my love.” Just as she returned to her bed a hideous man almost seven feet tall came in, shutting the door behind him.
    “You know why I am here?”
    “I do.”
    “Where is the ba by?"
    “It died ,” she said as she began to cry.
    “Well , all that’s left is you, then,” he said as he wrapped his large hands over her mouth and plugged her nose. She fought as hard as she could, but in time the light in her eyes vanished and her soul was yanked to the very place it would remain for eternity.
    Alice’s face was flushed , hot and stinging from so much salt pouring from her eyes. She felt her heart breaking as Elizabeth re-lived each moment as if it were happening all over again.
    “I am so sorry.”
    “Oh, you sweet child, don’t be silly. I got to see my son as the grown up, handsome man he is, strong, loving, hopeful, smart, and so much like his father. That is more than a mother could ask for, to know that their child grew up to be an amazing human being, even if they were part Fallen Angel.”
    “Thank you so much for sharing with me.”
    “I’m happy too. If I am stuck here forever, I would enjoy a familiar loving visitor at any time.”
    “As long as we live we will continue to do so.”
    “Thank you. I’m sorry, Alice, I feel the pull, I can’t hold on much longer.”
    “You ’re in my thoughts.”
    Elizabeth’s translucent figure disappeared like smoke, leaving Alice emotionally traumatized. She looked at her father to see glossy eyes gazing back. When they had made the decision to create Fallen children in hopes to find a savior , they had not realized the effect that the consequences would have on them, and by the looks of her father, they were weighing on him now.
    Alice stood up and took her father’s arm. “Come on , Dad, let’s go home.” He nodded as sadness cloaked his being. She knew that soon she would have to unbury his demons, but today was not that day. They got into the car and headed back to her home.

     
     
    PENEMUE/PAUL
     
     
    Paul was quiet on the drive home. Seeing Elizabeth was only a cruel reminder of what he had done to his Marie. He occasionally glanced over at his daughter, puzzled as to what she may be thinking about as she stared at the large moon hanging in the sky as though she was holding a conversation with it. He wouldn’t put it past her with all of her abilities. She was connected to all of God’s creatures, it seemed. He wondered about her idea to convince Him, if they all deserved salvation, if it was even possible, yet she continued to break through all the horror in her life and find the silver linings in everything. She was a lot like her mother in that aspect. Marie held such joy for life and had pushed him to appreciate even the little things before she died. “Alice?”
    “Yeah?” she answered, trying to hold back a yawn.
    “Do you believe we deserve salvation?”
    “What do you mean, Dad?” She sat up a little startled.
    “I don’t know . I was just wondering, what with all we have all done since the fall, do