Free Your Guardian Angel (The Guardian Angel Series Book 1) by Skyla Madi Page A

soon as I stepped into the room. All eyes fell on me. Gwydion, Mr Aleksandrov, Tay, and my teacher Lillian stared wide-eyed and pleased. My eyes rested on Eli, I seem to always find his face when I need reassurance, and it helped, a lot. Eli’s eyes glazed over with such astonishment and awe. When he realized my eyes were on him, his hard gaze returned. I approached Gwydion and hugged him.
    “Thank you,” I whispered.
    He simply nodded and smiled.
    “And thank you, Mr Aleksandrov. I’m finally me again and it’s all because of you.”
    “You are more than welcome, Ruby. You will be a great asset for the school, I just know it.”
    I nodded. I completely forgot that after this I would be attending SS as an actual student.
    “We must leave,” said Gwydion. “We need to attend to that issue, Ivan.”
    “Yes, very well. We shall see you shortly.” Lillian, Gwydion and Ivan left the Cabin.
    “Time for that picnic,” Mila called. “Eli, can you help me carry the basket?”
    Eli and Mila left the cabin, leaving Tay and me alone. Tay was sitting on the arm of the lounge.
    “I’m sorry for all the mean shit I did to you. Since you’re no longer a child of Satan, I have no reason to kill you,” he said, approaching me.
    “Thanks… I guess.”
    “Are you two ready?” Mila’s voice carried through the open door.
    I slipped on a pair of white flats and exited the cabin.
    “Good, let’s go!” she called cheerfully when she saw Tay and I step onto the concrete path. Tay grabbed the basket off Eli and followed closely behind Mila.
    “Who is that girl?” I asked Eli as we proceeded to walk.
    “Mila is Mr Aleksandrov’s niece. She’s a good girl and a great friend for you to have.”
    Mr Aleksandrov seemed a little old to be an uncle; a great, great, great uncle maybe; but not an uncle.
    “Why was she there at my… thing?”
    “She gave her blood. Without goddess blood, you could never be transformed back. She’s the only student at the school who knows what you were… it should make things easier for you when you make the transition.”
    I faded off in thought. Do they honestly expect me to just go to a new school and continue on with my life, forgetting about my family in Bridgewater? Being a goddess was something I wanted, but after everything that had happened, I just wanted to be alone and take a moment to get used to everything.
    We sauntered through natural avenues of trees; it was shady and cool against my skin. I couldn’t help but gape at the beauty of the world, everything seemed so much brighter, more alive.  Moments later, we reached a clearing. It was so beautiful; lush grass covered the floor of the open space. A lake had carved its way through the middle of the clearing, and as we stepped out into the sun, the air grew warmer, the sounds of insects became almost too loud and the sun bounced off the deep blue-green surface of the lake.
     
    I spotted, not too far away, a waterfall cascading down through a medium pile of boulders in the lake. Words like trickle or small came to mind when I looked at it. Still, it was beautiful, peaceful, and it streamed effortlessly between the mossy rocks.
    Mila and Tay already had the blanket laid down and they began setting out the picnic basket.
    “Oh gosh!” Mila announced. “I forgot the knives and forks.”
    “I can go back and get them,” I offered.
    “We,” corrected Eli.
    Of course, a young goddess couldn’t possibly walk three minutes back to the cabin to get some cutlery alone. Having a guardian angel was going to be so much fun. Not.
    “No, no don't be silly, you relax. I'll go, Tay you’re going to have to come, uncle's rule and all,” she said.
    “Uncle's rule?” I asked.
    “When my uncle isn't here, Tay has to follow me everywhere. It’s annoying but—”
    “Necessary,” Tay interrupted.
    Tay and Mila set off back towards the house and I strolled over to the water and dangled my feet over the edge. The sun kissed my skin and