Midwife to Divinity

By Meyari McFarland

Dahlia had a problem: a stalker with powers that threatened not just her life but also her carefully crafted identity. Jacks had a problem, too: a magical doom that had destroyed his entire family. Only by trusting each other can they solve the problems destroying their lives.

Midwife to Divinity is an urban fantasy focused on strength, challenges and claiming what you thought you'd left behind.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MDR Publishing
• Release date: Feb 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311128713

Meyari McFarland

Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

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Midwife to Divinity

By Meyari McFarland

Other Books by Meyari McFarland:

Fitting In

Artifacts of Awareness

A Range of Debts Collection

The Nature of Beasts

Captured Debts Collection

Repair and Rebuild

Infinite Horizons Collection

Tales from the Dana Clanhouse

Storm Over Archaelaos

Infinite Dreams Collection 2

Coming Together

Tales of Adventure

Tales of Romance

Following the Trail

Copyright ©2015 by Mary Raichle

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Dedication:

This story is dedicated to my grandmother for being the fierce, determined woman she was. Thank you for everything, Grammie!

Table of Contents

Midwife to Divinity

From the Night

Afterword

Midwife to Divinity

1. Cold Comfort

The answering machine light blinked at Dahlia. She stared at it, heart hammering in her ears, an angry lump up in her throat. Dru had been right. Everything she said was right. Dahlia bit her lip, watching that light flicking on and off like a strobe sweeping ever closer to her.

Her apartment was cold, dark, in contrast with the beautiful colors that had tempted her into staying here originally. Dahlia had taken to leaving blankets and sweaters everywhere so that she could curl up under them. Even after she finally figured out how to deal with this problem she'd probably keep them out. The comfort and color was so enticing that Dahlia knew she'd keep doing it.

Comfortable blankets or not, it wasn't safe to turn on the lights. Turning up the heat was a problem, too, given what she'd been able to figure out about Jacks. As nice as it would be to have warmth in here, she didn't dare do more than keep the pipes from freezing. Better to be cold and live in the dark than risk Jacks realizing that she was still here. She'd spent too many years building this life to abandon it so suddenly.

The entire mess was Dahlia's fault. Despite Dru's warnings, she'd had to go out, had to take a night off and go to the bar with her oblivious coworkers. That last night of warmth and laughter had been so wonderful until it all went wrong. Dahlia's fingers tightened around the keys clutched in her hand, squeezing until her knuckles ached and the edges threatened to break her skin,