Celestra Forever After (57 page)

Authors: Addison Moore

Delphinius
– An angelic being who prognosticates. Assisted with the faction war.

Decision Council –
Comprised of Candace Messenger, two Sectors, and Rothello of the Soullennium. They design destinies for Nephilim and humans alike.

Justice Alliance –
The highest court for angelic beings.

Council of the Superiors
– The Nephilim order of supreme faction leaders.

Steel Barricade
– A new regrouping of Counts that plan on taking down the Nephilim as a whole.

Places:

Paragon Island
– Off the coast of Washington state. 26 miles in length.

Points of interest: Black Forest, Falls of Virtue, Devil’s Peak, Rockaway Beach, Pike’s Reef, The Estates (A gated community—home of the Olivers, the Harrisons, Marshall Dudley, Demetri Edinger, Nicholas Haver).

Host Island
– Home of Host University.

Ethereal plane –
An alternate dimensional plane. Spiritual in nature.

Ahava
– Exists on the ethereal plane. The Decision Council holds court there.

Paradise of God -
Heaven

Soullennium –
Where angelic beings are allowed to roam. The Nephilim do not have access to this on their own.

The Tenebrous Woods (the Celestra tunnels)
– A plane where the Countenance house imprisoned Celestra.

Transfer –
A dilapidated plane that houses disembodied Counts from another century trapped within its realm. Also houses a sophisticated laboratory where the Counts run various experiments.

Transport –
A
red jasper cave where newly departed souls are sent. The angels on duty sort them through to heaven or hell.

Butterfly room
- Secret room in the Landon house above Skyla’s bedroom. Once belonging to Chloe Bishop who decorated it with paper butterflies with the help of Gage.

Treble
– A portal opened to a different time. A temporary reality.

Light Drive
– Time travel.

Acknowledgments

Big thank you to all of my lovely readers. This book was made for each and every one of you that loved and supported the Celestra series. Paragon has such a special place in my heart, and I’m more than thrilled to get to share it with you. I hope you’ll enjoy Skyla’s new adventures and have a good time right along with her.

A huge shout out to the two awesome ladies that have eyes like eagles, Christina Kendler and Rachel
Tsoumbakos, nothing gets past you—and it’s a good thing. Big hugs to you both for putting up with my madness.

A special thank you to Delphina Miyares for taking the time to go through this monolithic text and help guide me where needed. You are made of solid gold!

To Sarah Freese who is a hero for having to deal with my constant and yet random questions at all hours of the day and night—thank you for putting up with my insanity. And a bigger thank you for always having all of the right answers. You really do amaze me. Thank you for helping me pull apart the manuscript and put it back together until it sparkled and shined. You always have the best suggestions.

Finally, to Him who sits on the throne; worthy is the Lamb. Your word is manna for my hungry soul. For Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. You alone are enough. I owe you everything.

About the Author

Addison Moore is a
New York Times
,
USA Today
, and
Wall Street Journal
bestselling author who writes contemporary and paranormal romance. Her work has been featured in
Cosmopolitan
magazine. Previously she worked for nearly a decade as a therapist on a locked psychiatric unit. She resides with her husband, four wonderful children, and two dogs on the West Coast where she eats too much chocolate and stays up way too late. When she's not writing, she's reading.

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Table of Contents

The Distal Future

Prologue