Read Online Power by Theresa Jones - Free Book Online

every indication was that it was her. It had to be her. She was our last hope. Without her, Damien would succeed in his mission to open the Seals. He had already begun; the first two horsemen had been released.
    I tried to remain patient. “I do not know the answers to these questions. I just need to know if she can bring her child. We will figure everything out when we get there.”
    He sighed again and answered my question. If only he could answer all my questions…
    ***Allison***
    When we arrived home, I jumped out of the car. Somehow they must have heard us coming because before I could reach the door they were there. I could no longer contain myself and sprinted across the sidewalk to pick Sam up. I swung her around and then pulled her close. Her legs wrapped around me instinctively, and her arms went straight up around my neck, holding me tighter than I would have thought possible. It took all the strength I could muster to hold myself back from blubbering all over the place.
    Too soon for my liking she started pulling away, just to cup my face in between her fragile hands and whisper, “I missed you so much, Mommy. I love you!” Of course I could not control myself then, and the tears started streaming. She was truly my gift from God. I squeezed her tighter to whisper back that I loved her too.
    We were entering the living room, the first room through the back door, as David’s phone began ringing. Could it be Rick? Would he have good news? Was there any way I could bring my family with me? So many questions were running through my mind at once, and I wanted to shout every single one at him before he even knew who was calling.
    After he looked at his phone, he looked straight at me. It was Rick. “Please excuse me for a moment; I have to take this call.”
    I heard my mom telling him something along the lines of, “No problem, take your time,” and I tried hard not to think about what was coming from the other end of the phone. Sam and I sat curled into each other, snuggling on the couch. I had to stay focused. If Rick was telling David that I would have to leave my family behind, I had to spend what time I could with them.
    As always, Sam wanted to be read a book. As we all three went to sit on the nearest couch, I said, “Pick whichever one you like, however many you want. I’ll read them all to you if you want.” And I meant it. I would stay and read every single one of the hundreds of books she had before I left her.
    After she climbed back up beside me with five books in her hands, we started reading her first choice, “Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record”. Before we got too far I stopped and looked at her. Pulling her tighter to me I told her, “I really love you more than anything in the whole world, my Sammy girl!”
    She looked up at me and said, “I know Mommy. I’m glad you are back now.” Tears sprang into my eyes again, and I looked away so she would not see me at my weakest and continued reading. Though I was back right now, I wasn’t sure how long I would be able to stay. The thought terrified me and I shivered.
    After reading three of the five books she picked out, David walked back in, bringing reality back into focus. He sat straight across from me, looking at me as he said to my mother, “Sorry for my absence, Ms. Stevens.” Then to Sam, “Samantha, do you mind if I borrow your mother for a minute?” As he talked to everyone else, I tried to read his expression. Was he going to tell me good news?
    Samantha looked at me as if for approval, and I said to her, “I will be right back, I promise!” and I meant it.
    I walked through the house to my bedroom and he closed the door behind us, blocking me out from the rest of my life. Any other woman’s heart would have been racing from the very idea of being alone in a bedroom with this man, but my heart was racing for a much different reason.
    “Okay, I know you want to know everything. So before you ask anything, just let me tell