Guardian of Souls: Beginning

By Mari Ann Caudill

Vampires kidnapped Alise’s sister. Alise vowed to save her sister by becoming a member of the Guardian of Souls. The organization was constructed to protect mortals from the failed government and the vampires after bombs destroyed most civilizations. Alise joins her former fiancé to decipher the rumors of her sister’s whereabouts. Little did Alise know the truth was always in her reach.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mari Ann Caudill
• Release date: Aug 15, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452332956

Mari Ann Caudill

Mari Ann Caudill is a self-published author of several fantasy and mystery short stories. She started self-publishing her short stories in 2010 through Smashwords. She has been on a writing hiatus for several years and recently published some flash fiction through Wattpad and on her website. Most recently she published a short story, "Destinee's Legacy." She continues to live in Kentucky with her three dogs and two cats, which keep her busy, when she is not writing.

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Guardian of Souls: Beginning

By: Mari Ann Caudill

Smashwords Edition

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This short story was previously published under a pen name Mary Ann Miranda.

This story has been revised from the 2010 version.

This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are fictitious or the product of the author’s imagination. Any similarities to actual persons, living or dead, or events are purely coincidental.

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Beginning

The world we once knew is no more, as darkness has covered the earth like a blanket. Alise is a member of the Guardian of Souls, which did not come to her by accident. Guardian of Souls operates without government influence. Three years ago, vampires took her sister, and Alise will stop at nothing until she finds her. The crumbling cities are empty homes for those who survived the deadly blast to destroy all.

Floods have destroyed countries, leaving small islands as safe havens, for only the wealthy are granted access inside the rebuilt cities. The new government has constructed camps to seclude mortals captured to prevent them from turning into vampires. Alise escaped her death two years ago and seeped deeper into an unwanted darkness that she may never escape.

Alise stops her