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Chapter Seven: Seek
“Do you think I learned overnight? Skill takes practice. I wasn’t any good when I first started either.” Asa’s shoulders slumped. “Yeah,...

Stephanie Julia Gibson
Jul 5, 20224 min read
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Chapter Six: Dinner with Andreli
Andreli leaned back against the trunk of an old oak tree and rubbed his blistered and dirt- covered feet. Two long hard days of travel...

Stephanie Julia Gibson
Jun 28, 20225 min read
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Chapter Five: Chaim's Only Friend
The leather purse skid across the dusty cave floor—drawstrings shaking loose and gold coins skipping out like stones on a creek. Chaim...

Stephanie Julia Gibson
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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Chapter Four: Thieves
Chaim cupped his hands closer to the fire. His rough weather-worn hands were sticky with blood. “Rem!” A bristled man turned to him with...

Stephanie Julia Gibson
Jun 16, 20225 min read
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Chapter Three: Hush
Andreli wiped the sweat from his forehead--leaving long streaks of dirt across his tan face. The sun glared down on him. He reared back...

Stephanie Julia Gibson
Jun 9, 20224 min read
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Chapter Two: The Answered Prayer
“He always does this to me! Everyone does this to me. I’m always left behind while the others go do the fun stuff. I want that dessert,...

Stephanie Julia Gibson
Jun 2, 20226 min read
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Chapter One: LOST
Durme, durme,” The young woman’s voice caught as she tried to sing to the screaming child. The tears were pouring down her face almost as...

Stephanie Julia Gibson
May 26, 20227 min read
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The Chapter Before Chapter One
I’m not a human as you may perceive me to be. I am an angel of the Lord Almighty—a messenger if you will. I thought it best to explain...

Stephanie Julia Gibson
Apr 18, 20223 min read
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