A Break of Day

When you’re drowning and all you’re handed is the end of a sword to pull you up above the waves, do you take it?

where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is evil, there is good.

Is there only so much pain a man can stand before he becomes irreparably broken?

I can’t control the world. I can’t make the world a safe place for my children. They may face trouble and they may struggle. They may even encounter darkness and evil. I cannot change that. That is beyond my control. What I can do, however, is show them that where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is evil, there is good.

You’re no stranger to storms. The waves may rage, but you can rise above them.

I looked down into my baby’s beautiful green eyes and ached inside. She looked up at me with wide-eyed innocence. I kissed her warm cheeks and stroked her fine black hair, then pulled her close against my chest. If anything should happen to you while I’m gone, I will have nothing left to live for.

The exact spot where Derek woke up. Where I first met him. Where it all started. The

To have her respond in kind, unhindered by the Elder, was an ecstasy I wanted to lose myself in forever.

Although she showed no visible signs of being possessed, I could no longer deny this as a possibility. I

Something told me though that the small hunter would find a way to wrangle herself out of it. I chuckled softly before thrusting myself off the railing.

Our kiss was interrupted rather unceremoniously by a third party. Something coarse and wet slapped against my cheek. Shadow was attacking me with his smelly snake-like tongue. “Urgh,

But then the devil with the red eyes came to take my son away. And barely a moment later, the Ageless came to whisk my Sofia away too. To

The love of my life. The person without whom all would be for nothing. My ever-burning light. My break of day.

She threw her bouquet into the crowd. Abby dove for it with her vampire speed and a huge goofy smile spread across her face when she caught it. Tears

What I can do, however, is show them that where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is

stupid adventure course. That, and the fact that this really was going to be our last summer as humans. “It’s just this once,” Ben said quietly. “For two months. They’ll never

Is this to be my life? To rise up only to be brought back down to my knees, shattered into shards? We’d

I was burning up inside and no amount of water could extinguish me. I

She breathed gently and her round face had an expression of serenity, as if all was right with the world. As if I was cradling her brother in my arms alongside her… as if her mother… I

Since our separation, although my heart, mind and body were screaming with despair, I’d had to find the strength within myself to still smile each day for Rose. Her obliviousness was her blessing; it sheltered her from pain. I needed to keep it that way. My