stopped her. “Hey, lady, what exactly do you mean?”
Sara turned back to him. “I mean that all of this was foretold years ago and written as a warning. People scoffed at it, though, saying that it was archaic and outdated nonsense. But that wasn't why they refused to believe it. The real truth is they wanted to do things that they shouldn't be doing, such as cheating, lying, and sinning. Society as a whole has done everything they can to refuse to live like the Bible says, because they simply don't want to . After all, what's the fun in being faithful to one woman or being chaste with their bodies and appearance.”
She walked back to the counter and flipped the pages open to the last chapter. Pointing at it, she met his eyes. “You won't to know what your so-called freedom is going to cost you? Read this, and remember nothing in life comes free. These years you have spent here is just a drop in the bucket, compared to the eternity still facing you. Life isn't over when you leave this realm, and you can't expect to enter into Heaven when you never believed in it. Open the door to believing, and you've just made your first step into understanding.”
“I will,” he agreed, pulling it to him. He looked back at her, his eyes serious. “I don't know if I can be as good as I'm supposed to be, though. What if I mess up?”
“Oh, you will mess up,” she assured him, her tone confident. He stared back at her in shock, completely speechless. “It's to be expected because your human. I'm not talking about your mistakes, though. Build your faith and believe. Everything else will fall into place.”
Sara turned and walked back to the table. Her eyes were alight with a spark behind her glasses. She was magnificent when stirred up, and her passion in their cause hadn't escaped his notice. Ian found it stimulating, his body tight with need.
“What now, Arch?” She asked, sitting back down at the table. “You said you'd explain once we got here. Could you start now? To tell the truth, I'm exhausted.”
“Me too, Arch,” Jeremiah said. “I want an answer about my request to transfer. Even now, my balls are shrinking in anticipation of going back out in the cold. I said I'd give my life protecting humanity, but my balls were never in the bargain.”
“Don't hold nothing back, Jeremiah. Tell us how you really feel,” Arch said wryly, shaking his head. “What about you?” He asked Ian, raising his dark eyebrow enquiringly. “You might as well put your complaints out on the table, as well.”
Ian shrugged, leaning back and stretching his legs out. “I don't care if I'm here or somewhere else, as long as I'm left alone.”
Arch sighed, drumming his fingers on the table rapidly. He turned to face Sara, who watched their exchange silently. “Earlier I told you that a hit was placed on your head. Without the ability to protect yourself, it's no longer safe for you to be alone, so your protection falls to us.”
Sara started to protest, but Arch held up a hand. “In times like these, we just have to make do, whether it's something we would prefer or not. We can't forget that we're fighting for something much greater than ourselves. The rules that used to apply simply don't anymore. Time is running out.”
He looked at Ian, his blue eyes piercing and haunted. “You're going to guard Sara. She has less than thirty days left on this realm. I don't know what it is, but she's going to do something major, and it will have a huge effect on the upcoming Armageddon. Keep her alive until she ascends. Whatever is going to happen will happen in the next four weeks. After it has come to pass, your duties to her will be over with.”
“I just hope I'm around long enough to see it through.” Sara said, looking uncertain.
“All of us wonder that, at some point or another,” Arch replied cryptically. “It's your destiny, and all of fate is aligning to see it come
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