Free Immortal Memory (Book One) by Sylvia Frances Page B

journal in a drawer with her grandmother's handwriting
and name. All the answers were coming together. Everything Zach
said began making sense.
    But how did Zach and Tristan stay so
young all these years? How did people not suspect something? Years
ago, her grandmother came here from Farmerville. She came to search
for Simra's great-grandfather. He never came back home to them.
Lucinda fell in love with Zach while Tristan attempted forcing
marriage with her.
    Zach tried protecting her,
and Lucinda claimed the angel blamed himself after she got
captured. However, Lucinda wrote that Zach did rescue her. She called him her
"earth angel". Lucinda wrote how sad she was when Zach left and
that he would always be her first true love.
    Zach loved Lucinda too! That's why he
looked at Simra the way he did. Because they looked and acted so
similar. He saw Lucinda in her granddaughter. What a creep! Both
brothers were no good.
    The only reason Simra and
her family would stay at this lake house with him would be to keep
them safe. Period. After Tristan got destroyed, she never wanted to
see the angel again! He hurt her grandmother, and he wanted to do
the same to Simra. She would not allow her heart to be broken again!
    Glancing outside, she noticed the
orange and pink colors of dusk hovering over the dirt road and
trees. Mandy and Lucinda would arrive any moment to ease her mind.
Keeping herself and her family safe mattered more than anything.
The persistent ringing of her phone startled her.
    Drawing her hand back, she hesitated to
answer. Something terrible could have happened. “Hello?”
    “Sim, this is Jeff. Meet me at Espresso
Café tonight. They’re performing live music.”
    Simra gripped the phone tighter in her
hands. “It isn’t safe for me to leave the lake house. Mandy will
arrive any moment. I should stay.”
    “All right. Wait for her, but the drug
dealer’s completely distracted right now. He’s very preoccupied.
Listen. I found stuff out about Zach and Tristan, and I saw
something today.”
    He paused and added, “The drug dealer
will be somewhere else tonight. Promise. You’ll be safe. Mandy can
come too.”
    “Jeff, I-“
    Zach walked into the room and
interrupted her conversation. “Let’s meet him. Tell him we’ll go.
I’ll take you and will protect both of you.”
    A strained silence fell between the two
friends until Simra spoke. “We’ll be there, but I have to wait for
Mandy.”
    “Great! Be careful, Sim,” Jeff replied
before hanging up the phone.
    Simra bolted up from sitting in the
chair and placed her hands on her hips. “It’s too dangerous!
Tristan’s out there and almost defeated you last time. And where
have you been all day?"
    Zach’s eyes reflected calmness. “My
parents were in trouble. I had to save them. I spent time searching
for Azazel's body, but I couldn't find it. I read Quint's thoughts
to see where he dumped the corpse, but the body wasn't there.
Someone moved it, and I don't believe it's in anyone's house. The
corpse is hidden well. Have faith you'll be protected. Seek God and
trust Him. He'll protect you.”
    Daring to take a step closer to him,
Simra pursued interrogating the angel. “How do I know what you're
saying is true? And God never protected my family.”
    Simra’s breath caught in her
throat when he inched closer and placed a few strands of hair
behind her ear. “God's angels don't lie. There's evil in this
world. Adam and Eve made that choice long ago for bad things to
happen to mortals. Bad things will happen here, but God sent His Son to die for you.
You'll be saved and have eternal life, and there'll be no more
death. If you believe and trust in His Son, you'll have eternal
life. There'll be no more death one day, and you'll see your family
again. You should start by trusting Jesus.”
    The slight brush of his warm hand
against the side of her face caused her heart to melt. Simra became
lost in his eyes, and tears filled her eyes. “I'll see them