Loving Fate

Excerpt

Noah Monroe lay back in his bed and closed his eyes. He desperately hoped that she was going to show-up again tonight in his dreams. Hell, for the past five months, ever since he'd lost his little Sarah, she'd come to him. She made the heartache a little bit less.

He spent way too much time sleeping these past months. He knew the people that worked for him were worried, but he didn't care. Hell, most of them barely liked him any more anyway.

"Good evening."

Her calming voice slid over him like a warm blanket.

"You came."

She smiled at him and his stomach tightened.

"Have I missed a night, yet?"

No. She hadn't. Every night for the past five months she'd showed up in his dreams. At first he thought he was going crazy, but after a few weeks he didn't care. This dream woman was giving him the only remaining connection to he had to his daughter.

"How's Sarah?"

His dream woman crossed the room, her flowing dress trailing behind her as it hugged her curves at the same time. She perched on the end of his bed, one leg curled up under the other one.

"She's fine. She misses you but she asked me to tell you that she made some new friends."

If he had a heart anymore it would've broken when he thought about his little girl. But his heart had died at the same time his daughter had.

"Why can't I see her?"

He didn't know why this woman came to him every night. He desperately wanted to see Sarah, but instead this angel appeared every night.

"I'm sorry," she said. "But I've told you. Even I shouldn't be coming here. Sarah can't leave."

"Don't you ... can't I at least see a picture of her?"

She shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Noah. Maybe I should stop coming here."

She got up and started towards the door.

"No!"

She paused but didn't turn around. Moonlight streamed through the window hitting her absolutely perfectly. Her long blond hair shone around her like a halo.

Well, that made sense. She was his angel.

"Please don't go," he said, calmer this time.

She walked over to the window peering outside. Tanner wondered what she saw out there. His property had once been his pride and joy.

He got up and joined her at the window, though neither of them spoke.

In the distance he could see the light shining from the barn. The corral was illuminated slightly where horses meandered around waiting for the hands to put them in their stalls for the night.

"Sarah used to love the horses."

His angel smiled.

"Now it's unicorns."

Unicorns.

This was getting out of hand. He was getting way too far off the deep end.

"Tell her I love her."

Noah walked back to his bed and climbed in.

"I will," she replied.

He rolled over. He knew that when he woke up in the morning she'd be long gone. Only the faint hint of her perfume would remain.

And that scent would stay with him throughout the day. Until he went to bed that night.