Hope (Book 2, Harvester of Light Trilogy; Young Adult Science Fiction) (31 page)

“It’s time,” Simon
gently reminded.

Zoe reluctantly let
me go.  She kissed baby Rose and Simon who were cradled in Jace’s arms and
walked over to their adult counterparts.  After she kissed them both on the
cheek, she told them how proud she was to be their mother.  They formed a
circle facing one another and held tightly to each other’s hands.

Jace came up to me
and handed me baby Rose.  I looked down at the child in my arms and instantly
felt a connection which hadn’t been there before.  When I looked up, I saw
adult Rose smiling at me like she knew this was the moment when our true
relationship started.

The smell of
electricity filled the air as their shield suddenly appeared and disappeared,
spreading as far as it could to the outside world.  As if knowing exactly when
to do it, older Ash touched them all on the shoulder one by one to put them into
stasis, forever trapping them in time until the day came when they could be awoken.

“The angels are in
heaven,” I heard Michael say into the walkie talkie he had in his hand.  “Get
ready to blow the charge as soon as we’ve cleared the cave entrance.”

As I looked at the
three figures dressed in white, I realized how appropriate Michael’s code name
for them was.  They
were
our angels, gifting us with the opportunity to
save what was left of humanity.

I knew then
without a shadow of a doubt what my next step would have to be.

I had to kill the
Queen.