It had been a week since I'd gotten to the cabin when everything changed. I should have known it was too good to be true. I was out on the canoe I'd found in the shed when I saw it. A body floating out in the middle of the lake. It was a man, probably in his late 30's, bloated from the death and water. I rowed back to the shore as fast as I could, dragging the canoe back into the shed. Blue, sensing my anxiety, followed me inside after I cut the generator. I locked the door and pushed a desk in front of it, giving me more time if someone decided they really wanted to come in.
I crumpled down onto the floor of the bedroom, trying to calm my breathing. The body couldn't have been older than a few days. Decomposition had barely started. Something was out there, very possibly an angel. There was no visible marks on the body, ruling out any sort of wild animal. I prayed he wasn't alone, that it was an issue with someone he was with, though I knew better.
I was careless since I got here, canoeing and leaving the generator on all the time. There was a good chance that someone else knew I was here. The shotgun I'd found laid across my lap with my pistol gripped tightly in my hand. Blue sat down next to me, his focus on the door. I wouldn't sleep tonight.
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Ficção CientíficaWhen the angels came to earth, no one thought they would bring death. Wren's only goal now is to survive. After the death of both her parents and getting separated from her sister, she's been trying to make her way up to Canada where a safe haven s...
