She hesitated in the doorway, glancing over her shoulder one last time. The soft blue-green glow of the moon made the room look ethereal, almost dreamlike, as if any minute she might wake to find she didn't have to leave. Hints of silver shimmered along the bed, highlighting the rhythmic rise and fall of her husband's chest. For once, his snoring was a welcome sound. She knew she would miss it.
Her grip tightened around the duffel bag's rough handle. You have to go, she reminded herself. It's the only way to keep them safe. Clutching at the ache in her womb, she pictured her five children sleeping peacefully in their rooms. The ripped paper on the desk said what she'd never get to say to them: I love you all. I'm so sorry.
"Forgive me," she whispered, letting the tears fall as she stepped through the door.
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XODUS (The Astralis Series, Book 1)
ParanormalAll Lali Yavari wanted for her sixteenth birthday was for her mom to come back. Instead, she starts flashing between realities and seeing people disappear before her very eyes. Then the unsettling Kai Awana shows up at school, and Lali soon discover...
