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    In the Beginning
    In the Beginning
    In the Beginning
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    In the Beginning

    By Cindy C Bennett

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    Before coming to Earth Alashon and Vindar vow to find one another. The vow is not made lightly: if they fail, they will spend their eternity’s alone.

    Drake has lived a hard life. In and out of trouble with the law, sentenced to juvenile corrections and finally released to the custody of his parole officer, the strange, surfer-dude Tom, Drake is forced to move to the tiny beach town of Seaside. There, he meets Megan, Tom’s off-limits daughter. Though he tries to avoid her, it seems she turns up constantly in his life. It isn’t long before he finds himself looking forward to visits from the ultra-optimistic Megan. But does she really care for Drake, or is he just another charity case? And why does she seem so very familiar to him?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCindy C Bennett
    Release dateAug 24, 2012
    ISBN9781476494159
    In the Beginning
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    Cindy C Bennett

    Cindy C Bennett has been writing her whole life, but she fell in love with young adult novels after her teenage daughters introduced her to the genre. Her first two novels, Heart on a Chain and Geek Girl, were written for her daughters, who then encouraged her to publish them. Today, she has eight published novels to her name, including the Whitney Award–nominated young adult romance The End of Feeling. The mother of four grown children and two grandchildren, she enjoys writing, hanging out at the Salt Lake Comic Con, and riding her Harley all over Utah, where she was born and raised.

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      In the Beginning - Cindy C Bennett

      In the Beginning

      by Cindy C Bennett

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      It’s a Love Thing: An Anthology of Love Stories

      Compiled by Cindy C Bennett and Sherry Gammon

      Copyright 2012 Cindy C Bennett

      Copyright 2012 Prose by Design, LLC

      Cover Design: Cindy C Bennett, Prose by Design, LLC Copyright 2012

      Cover Photos: Copyright Vilma Puodziuvelyte | Dreamstime.com

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      Book Design: Prose by Design, LLC

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN: 9781476494159

      All rights reserved. No parts of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Exceptions are reviewers who may quote short excerpts for review. Please write to prosebydesign@gmail.comfor permission.

      This book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The characters are products of each author's imagination and are used fictitiously.

      A Prose by Design Book

      Distributed by Prose by Design, LLC

      www.prosebydesign.com

      This book is for all the lovers in the world who have found their soul mates, or are still searching for one.

      In the Beginning

      Pre-Earth

      Alashon hurried down the white corridor. She could barely contain her excitement. Vindar waited for her in the gardens. Every moment she was filled with gratitude for him. Few spirits were lucky enough to find their soul mate during their pre-earth time.

      Just outside the garden wall she stopped. She smoothed her silvery dress down though there was no chance for it to be anything but perfect. She ran her fingers through her long, snowy-white, silky hair. Then, unable to wait one moment longer, she pushed the gate open.

      An explosion of color greeted her. Flowers, shrubbery, and trees of every kind ever created by Father filled the garden, where they grew spontaneously. The scents combined into a heady concoction that always made her think of Vindar. This is where they’d first seen one another.

      He stood at the end of the path and a rush of feeling overcame her entire being. His white hair glowed above smiling eyes that reflected the colors of the universe as did hers. He moved toward her as soon as he spotted her. They came together in the garden’s middle, placing their hands flat against the other’s hands. They didn’t need an exchange of words to communicate the depth of their feeling. Emotion flowed between their touch.

      Shouting reached them, shattering the peace. They both startled at the sound, glancing around uncertainly. Shouting was very unusual. What’s going on? she asked Vindar. Her words danced like the clear tinkle of a bell.

      I don’t know, he answered worriedly. His words also came out as dulcet bells. She thought it was the most beautiful sound ever created. Even in her feeling of unrest, she could recognize the pull toward the beauty of his voice.

      He took her hand and together they exited the garden. A ping of disappointment that they wouldn’t be able to spend more time in the garden stung her belly. But, she supposed, they had plenty of time to do so later. For now, they needed to know the cause and source of the shouts.

      They soon came across a scene of chaos. Spirits hurried to and fro, some with deep worry reflecting from their glowing countenances. Frindo, Vindar said, seeing one of their brothers. What is happening?

      I’m unsure, Frindo said. Though I do believe that it involves Lucifer once again.

      Vindar glanced at Alashon. They both loved their brother Lucifer dearly, but he was a restless soul. He had many grand

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