Faith (Soul Savers Book 7) (48 page)

“Remember, our
war is never completely over,” Rina said. “However, it is
not what you think. The world has changed.”

They kept saying that,
speaking the obvious. I only feared what hadn’t changed—the
unending need to fight.

“You have new
members of your army,” Mom said. “We have given you the
Hunters to track down and defeat the Demons. The Angels have blessed
them with new gifts that will help them. They can also assist with
the Daemoni, if needed. The Hunters serve you, Alexis. They will
serve your daughters and their children. Just as the Amadis will
continue to do.”

“As will the
Normans,” Rina announced. She didn’t simply say it. She
declared it.

“What does that
mean?” I asked, my mind racing.

Mom tore her eyes from
Brielle’s face and lifted her gaze to lock onto mine. Her lips
curved into a small smile. “It means you rule Earth now.”

“
What?
”

Rina handed Elliana
over to Mom before coming to stand before me. She dropped down to her
knees to be at my eye level. “Alexis, darling, it is time.”

“Time for what?”

“Time for us. For
you. For thousands of years, the Normans ruled Earth with the Daemoni
and the Amadis hidden in the shadows. Everything remained in balance
for many centuries. But then evil began to tip the scales, and Lucas
and the Daemoni began to gain control. He brought in the Rule of
Demons, and that period lasted longer than we care to admit. It began
long before it escalated to recent times. But that era is over. You
have brought it to an end. You ask what your wings mean?”

I nodded. “Yes.
Why do we have them? I mean, besides them being useful as weapons and
everything. Why
wings
? They’re not like yours or the
Angels, so I take it that means we’re not Angels. Right?”

She tilted her head as
she leaned in and took my hands into hers. “Collectively, you,
Tristan, your daughters, the Ames sons … you are, indeed, a
form of Angel. The lowest form, but still in the hierarchy. You are
Earth’s Angels.”

My breath hitched.

“You, darling,
are the leader of them all.”

I choked and shook my
head.
She can’t be serious
.

Rina nodded. “Yes,
we are serious. You and your children after you and their children
after them will continue to rule until Earth is reborn and rebuilt,
until humanity has been fully restored, until balance has been
achieved. Over the years, you will be blessed with many more Earth’s
Angels to assist you.”

My brow shot up. More
children? Was that what she meant?

“This is why your
daughters before now could not be born,” Mom said. “Besides
Dorian, who had his own purpose, you could not have children until
now. Until you ended the last era so this new phase in Earth’s
cycle could begin.”

Rina glanced up at
Tristan, then her warm gaze fell back on me. “You have not only
birthed these children, but you have birthed a new time. You and
Tristan, together with your people, will rebuild this world into what
it is meant to be. You, along with these beautiful babies who are the
next generation, have ushered in a new era on Earth—the Age of
Angels.”

The Age of Angels
.
The words echoed in my mind as I stared forward in disbelief. I had
no idea what to think. We were freaking Angels! Not the heavenly kind
singing hallelujah in the clouds all day long, but that was never me
anyway. I was a warrior. As was my husband. As were my people and
everyone else who remained on this Earth. We were not simply
survivors, but fighters. Champions. All of us.

But our fight wasn’t
over.

In fact, it may have
only just begun as we faced the challenges of building a new world,
but we would persevere. We had love, and we had faith. We had
humanity, and we had God’s will. We had hope. With everything
we had going for us, we’d not only continue to survive, but we
would grow.

The Age of Angels
.

The words began to take
root inside me, the meaning planting itself into my soul. The future
of this world lay before us, the success of it placed entirely in my
hands. A prospect that was both terrifying and exciting. Daunting yet
…
doable
. I knew in my heart and soul that we could do
this. That I could do it. With Tristan by my side, I knew I could
accomplish anything. Because it wouldn’t just be me or the two
of us, but everyone between here and God’s throne, including
our Creator, Himself, would be backing us.

Together, we would
bring in this Age of Angels.

The ultimate warrior
and the fierce protector, standing side by side, hand in hand, souls
bound as one. Nobody could beat us. For we were together and had
already won.

Because in the end, good always wins.

And this is …

For now anyway …

THE END

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Kristie Cook is a
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paranormal romance and contemporary fantasy. Her internationally
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that includes The Space Between, The Space Beyond, and The Space
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I’ve always said that writing the acknowledgements is harder
than writing the whole novel, but now that the last book of the
series is done, I realize I had no idea before. I’m not sure
where to even start.

Actually, I do, because first and foremost, I thank God and Jesus
Christ, my savior. Besides my role as mother, I had lost my sense of
purpose for a while. I could see my sons growing up and wondered what
I would do when they left the house. Then God blessed me with new
babies, just in a different form. I’d given up on my dream of
writing fiction, figuring He’d given me my writing abilities
for other uses, but once He gave me Alexis, then Tristan, and then
their stories, I began to feel a new sense of purpose. I had no idea
if these tales would go anywhere beyond friends and family, but I
thought then that if they made a positive impact in only one person’s
life, I would have served my purpose. I hear every day from fans
whose lives my stories have affected. There have been many times
along this journey where I’ve nearly lost my faith, like
Alexis, but I held on to it. All you need is a mustard seed. I have
been so blessed in so many ways, all because He gave me this gift,
these book babies, and this purpose. And most important to all of
this, He gave me you.

I couldn’t have done this without the support of my real-world
family—my husband, Shawn, and our incredible sons, Zakary,
Austin, and Nathan. They’ve cheered me along, suffered through
empty cabinets and refrigerator, and were more than understanding of
the times I had to lock myself away to get these voices out of my
head. Much appreciation to the rest of my family, too—my
parents, my aunts and uncles, my cousins, my grandparents, and the
huge number of in-laws, who all played a role in leading me to this
point in my life.

Some of the best and most surprising blessings I’ve received on
this journey are the friendships I’ve formed with readers. In
fact, one group, Kristie’s Crew, has become a second family.
Chrissi, Stacey, Julie, Debbie, Jessie, Inga, Claire, Kath, Mindy,
Rissa, Christina, Heather, Lisa, and Kate—you are my sisters
from other misters. Thank you for all of your support, love, and
friendship.

Other amazing friends I’ve developed on this journey include my
bestie, Brenda Pandos, my amazing P.A., Kristen Yard (who
will
be writing acknowledgements of her own one of these days), and S.T.
Bende, one of the biggest-hearted and most talented people I’ve
ever met. I seriously don’t know how I would have finished this
book without the three of you. I’m so proud and blessed to call
you my friends.

Also, thank you to Brenda for my gorgeous covers for the entire
series. A big shout-out to the stunning models, Ripp Baker and Dani
Cooper, for this particular cover—the first time I’ve put
faces on a book. Thank you to the very talented Regina Wamba for the
fabulous custom shoots to get it all just right. As for the insides,
thank you so much to my betas, Chrissi, S.T., Stacey, Julie, Claire,
Christina, Mindy, Inga, Jessie, and Heather, for giving me honest
feedback and challenging me to do better. Also to Kristen and Jen for
raking through the bloopers, oopsies, and flat-out errors. Thank you
to George at Dead River Books for the ebook formatting. And major
applause to the people at Red Coat PR and to my agent, Italia
Gandolfo.

Also, so much appreciation to the many authors who have given me
encouragement to keep on, even when you didn’t know how much of
a difference you’ve made, including Sarra Cannon, G.P. Ching,
Raine Thomas, R.K. Ryals, Rachael Wade, Lynn Rush, LK
Gardner-Griffie, Beth Isaacs, Hope Collier, Eva Pohler, Mary Ting,
Nely Cab, Lani Woodland, Jamie Magee, Shelly Crane, Amy Bartol, CJ
Pinard, and so many more.

When I first started this journey, I probably had the worst case of
insecurity combined with enough curiosity to know if maybe I had
something worth sharing here. I could only trust my fragile ego with
a few lovely women who were willing to sacrifice a weekend for good
food and wine, friendship, and reading. Thank you to the “Marco
Girls” who gave me the little push I needed to take this story
all the way (you may recognize these names)—Heather, Lisa,
Terry, Charlotte, Alys, and Lesley. Also, of course, to Chrissi, aka
Blossom, who helped pull it all together and make it happen. (Side
Note: Please don’t take what happened to some of your
characters personally! It has in absolutely no way anything to do
with how I feel about you! LOL)

Finally, I can’t even come close to expressing my gratitude to
you, dear reader, who has stuck with me and these characters until
The End. To Kristie’s Warriors who do so much to share their
love for this series with the world. To all of you who have emailed
me and connected with me on social media, I appreciate those little
messages and interactions more than you know. I pray that this story
has been all you hoped for, and maybe more. I hope you close this
book with a heart full of love and faith. And I hope that I’ll
see you again soon between the pages of my books. Much love to you!

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