Free The Guardian: Paranormal Fantasy New Adult Young Adult Angel Romance (A Fight for Light Novel Book 1) by Nikki Landis Page B

eyes started watering and became slightly unfocused. I was vaguely aware of my arms extended out around me, like I was paused in the middle of a glorious swan dive. Then I felt the whoosh of the wind blowing passed me quickly.
    The wind filled me with exhilaration. I was lifted on the breeze, riding a wave, the current of flowing air, nothing but amazement filling my mind. It felt like one of those rare summer days riding in a convertible with the top down at seventy miles per hour on the freeway as the wind gently carried you in a current of bliss. I felt carefree, light, and happy. The sensation was invigorating.
    Sunlight was streaming down on my body and bathed me in a warm blanket. The heat seemed to penetrate all the way to my bones, spreading to my fingers and toes. I wiggled them, enjoying the radiating waves as they rippled across my skin. I felt so energetic. It was peaceful…tranquil. I was enjoying the freedom my body felt. Without restriction. Without limits.
    Sudden fear gripped me as I realized at any moment I could hit the ground. I should have been falling. I should be scared. I should be concerned. But I just felt… graceful . What was the matter with me? I really should be terrified. I had to be crashing to the earth. Except that I wasn’t falling. And I hadn’t crashed. Or had I? I was uncertain.
    Was I floating? No. I was definitely moving forward. The ground underneath me was moving slowly too. There was only one explanation. I was flying . This is not possible. I had to be dreaming , I told myself. Or, I was dead. I had to be. I must have hit the ground and died instantly.
    I looked around me and noticed I was moving forward slowly, hovering would be more accurate. I saw my shadow on the ground. I wasn’t sure at first. Then I realized that it had to be me since I was the only one here. My shadow had something hazy surrounding it. I tried to see what it was but I couldn’t tell.
    I glanced around again. The demon creature stood at the cliff face about thirty feet away from me. Its expression was murderous. It raised a fist at me and shook it before running off into the forest edge but not before diminishing from flesh into black shadow. The dark evil darting into the trees in defeat.
    I breathed a sigh of relief. It didn’t get me. I had escaped the clutches of death. I must still be alive. But…how? What was happening?
    Then I heard a strange sound. It sounded like a very low humming or buzzing. It was close to me. An electric current, made of golden light, surrounding my body. It glowed, covering my skin. I almost shimmered. Hovering all around me, it guided my body, obeyed its commands, and led me wherever I wanted to go. I felt the nudge, the whisper in my mind, the need to hear my desires and thoughts.
    I had surely lost my mind. I suddenly wanted to be home, really bad. I needed my Gran. I made it back to the cliff edge and onto solid ground again. Without even seeming to think about it, I went faster and through the forest until I came close to the path and the sidewalk. I remembered my backpack and scooped it up on the way.
    People might see me. I didn’t know how the glow happened or what caused it but I needed it to disappear. As soon as I thought it, it was gone. A slight hum of vibration and then nothing. A return to normalcy.
    I took off and started running home for home. I didn’t know if that evil being was still out there or not. I was terrified the whole way home. I burst through my front door and slammed it shut behind me. I turned all of the locks and then ran to the back door and did the same.
    Gran watched me with one eyebrow raised and a curious expression on her face. I leaned against the front door, breathing heavily. When I could talk, I looked at her.
    “Gran, I…something really weird just happened,” I said, my voice shaky.
    She looked at me calmly. “Go ahead, dear.”
    “Um, Gran, this is going to sound totally insane.”
    She just nodded her head at me and