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Chapters (43)
  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Title Page
  4. ChapterOne
  5. ChapterTwo
  6. ChapterThree
  7. ChapterFour
  8. ChapterFive
  9. ChapterSix
  10. ChapterSeven
  11. ChapterEight
  12. ChapterNine
  13. ChapterTen
  14. ChapterEleven
  15. ChapterTwelve
  16. ChapterThirteen
  17. ChapterFourteen
  18. ChapterFifteen
  19. ChapterSixteen
  20. ChapterSeventeen
  21. ChapterEighteen
  22. ChapterNineteen
  23. ChapterTwenty
  24. ChapterTwenty-One
  25. ChapterTwenty-Two
  26. ChapterTwenty-Three
  27. ChapterTwenty-Four
  28. ChapterTwenty-Five
  29. ChapterTwenty-Six
  30. ChapterTwenty-Seven
  31. ChapterTwenty-Eight
  32. ChapterTwenty-Nine
  33. ChapterThirty
  34. ChapterThirty-One
  35. ChapterThirty-Two
  36. ChapterThirty-Three
  37. ChapterThirty-Four
  38. ChapterThirty-Five
  39. Epilogue
  40. About the Authors
  41. Back Ads
  42. Cover Flaps
  43. Back Cover

“Well, then,” Rose said, turning to join the others. “No time like the present. Guess I should get back and do that now.”

I watched her go, then turned to follow, and as I did, I heard a soft giggle on the breeze. I glanced around, knowing I wouldn’t see him. At least not in person. In my mind’s eye, I could often see his bright blue eyes and his charming smile. His presence seemed to follow me wherever I went.

I hadn’t actually seen Eli in the flesh since he’d appeared to me in my prison cell. I doubted I ever would. Who was he, really? They’d thrown his burned body over a cliff, but it was now missing, maybe taken by animals. Had he been a real boy? He had to be. Or had he been an angel? Or something else I hadn’t considered yet?

The mystery would remain until I died, I supposed. But it really didn’t matter either way. Eli would be with me always, because no matter who he was, he was the embodiment of love, which knew no fear.

Indeed, Eli was love. And beyond all of my blindness, so was I.

I smiled and headed toward Jamie, who was now laughing with Colin about something. What a difference the truth could make! Yes, our mother was gone. Yes, Ben was dead. Yes, we had all endured the hells of fear for far too long.

But Jamie and I and the others were alive, more alive now than any of us had ever been. So were Eli and Ben and my mother and little Lukas.

It was going to be a beautiful day in Haven Valley.

It already was.

About the Authors

Ted Dekker is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels, with over ten million copies sold worldwide. He was born in the jungles of Indonesia to missionary parents, and his upbringing as a stranger in a fascinating and sometimes frightening culture fueled his imagination. Dekker’s passion is simple—to explore truth through mind-bending stories that invite readers to see the world through a different lens. His fiction has been honored with numerous awards, including two Christy Awards, two Inspy Awards, an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award, and an ECPA Gold Medallion. In 2013, NPR readers nationwide put him in the Top 50 Thriller Authors of All Time. Dekker lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Lee Ann.

Rachelle Dekker is the Christy Award–winning author of The Choosing, The Calling, and The Returning in the Seer series. The oldest daughter of New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker, Rachelle was inspired early on to discover truth through the avenue of storytelling. She writes full-time from her home in Nashville, where she lives with her husband, Daniel, and their son, Jack. Connect with Rachelle at www.rachelledekker.com.

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