Michael Belmont and the Tomb of Anubis (The Adventures of Michael Belmont) (37 page)

She watched him lovingly as he struggled to process it all.

"But it's funny, you know, because the most important thing we could ever have has
nothing
to do with our abilities.
 
Or
with knowing where or how we got them.
 
The greatest gift we could ever have is the one we've already been given."

He looked into the comfort of her adoring, blue eyes, expecting her to go on.
 
"But you already know what that is, don't you?"

Michael nodded.
 
He looked toward the front doors of the castle, where Abigail was dragging her father out by the arm.
 
Sir Nigel danced around their heels, and the girl threw a tennis ball across the lawn, which he promptly bounded after.
 
Mr. MacDonald and Liam had followed them out, and laughed to see Abigail tackle her father, taking him down onto the grass.
 
Michael smiled, knowing that he'd allowed her to do it.
 
He had always thought of McGinty castle as a home away from home.
 
But now he realized that as much as he'd always enjoyed this place, it wasn't the castle or the beautiful countryside that brought him joy while staying here.

Michael didn't know what kind of things his family and friends would be facing in the days to come, but for now, they were together, and they were safe.
 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ethan Russell Erway, author of the ADVENTURES OF MICHAEL BELMONT fantasy series, and THE BLEEDING STAR CHRONICLES adult novellas, has been a life long fan of the fantasy and science fiction genres. His third book, MICHAEL BELMONT AND THE CURSE OF THE THUNDERBIRD, is due for release in late 2013.
 
Ethan has a Bachelor of Sacred Literature degree from Summit Theological Seminary, and is the Minister at Agua Fria Christian Church in Humboldt, AZ where he lives with his wife Kara and sons Gabriel and Caleb.

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Acknowledgments
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Special thanks go to my wife Kara for providing feedback and helping me edit, Amanda Clavet for her work on the cover illustration, Kyle Wachs, and everyone who takes the time to read this book.