WayoWrites
Lucian was once Anubis, gate keeper of souls, judge of the dead, and keeper of eternal balance-until one mistake shattered everything he was. In a moment of impossible compassion, he sent a condemned soul not to hell, but back to Earth to be reborn. The punishment was swift: he was stripped of divinity and forced into human flesh, immortal yet painfully mortal in every other way. For a thousand years, he walked through eras, wars, plagues, and cities that burned, searching for the one soul he resurrected. Every night he dreamed of silent deserts, black jackals, and the weight of gods watching his failure.
He finally finds her in the most unlikely place-not a temple, not a battlefield, but a simple day care smelling of crayons and baby powder. Heaven, a teacher with warm heart, and is beloved by children and everyone around her. Lucian feels the truth the moment she brushes past him, a rush of recognition like sand and lightning beneath his skin. He becomes her shadow, learning her kindness, her fears, the way she bites her lip while reading fairytales to little ones. Slowly, love blooms-soft, forbidden, terrifying-because she doesn't yet know what she truly is. The day she learns, time shifts around them like water breaking against stone.
When Heaven discovers the truth of her soul, she clings to Lucian as the only thing protecting her from forces hidden in stars and underworlds. Lucian reveals his last remaining gift-his ability to bend and fracture time-but even that may not be enough to save her. The gods and deities have noticed her return, whispering through ancient mirrors, hungry for whatever secret she carries within. Heaven and Lucian become fugitives of the divine, racing through nights where clocks stop ticking and shadows breathe. They want answers: Why is her soul so valuable? The fate of eternity may depend on what they uncover, and what they're willing to sacrifice-for love, for forgiveness, and for a second chance at redemption.