Destiny Awaits

Synopsis:

Twenty-year-old Alayna Scott receives visions around water, but even her foresight couldn’t prepare her for the tragic accident that claimed the lives of her parents. With everything she loves gone, Alayna packs up and moves to the small town of Juniper Grove in hopes of starting over.

Jayden McKnight can’t explain the attraction that he feels whenever Alayna is near, but he does know that he will do whatever it takes to win her heart. When a vampire selects Alayna as his next victim, Jayden will stop at nothing to ensure her safety – even if that means bringing Alayna into a world that she never knew existed.

Love blossoms, challenges are made and Alayna will find herself fighting not only to survive, but to understand what she has become.

Destiny Awaits – Prologue:

The sun caught in the crystal that hung from the rear view mirror and rainbow bursts of color radiated throughout the car. My parents and I had gotten up early so that we could make the three hour drive to my uncle’s house but from the line of backed up traffic in front of us it would take us longer. I leaned back in my seat and let the music blaring in my headphones help pass the time. My mother turned in her seat and I glanced at her. Seeing her mouth my name and I pulled one side of the ear buds out of my ear.

“What did you say?” I asked.

“I asked if you were hungry,” she replied. “Your father thinks that we should get off of the interstate at the next exit and grab something to eat while the traffic clears up.”

“Sure that’s fine with me. It’s a good idea anyway since John turned vegetarian. There is no telling what he is going to try and get us to eat there.”

My father’s hearty laugh rumbled through the car. “Do you remember that rolled up spinach thing he tried to feed us last time?”

“How could I forget?” I said.

Mom sprung to her brother’s defense. “It wasn’t so bad.”

“Then how come you didn’t eat it? I saw you slip it to the dog when you thought nobody was watching.” He glanced at my mother while she tried to come up with a retort.

“If you saw that then it’s obvious that I wasn’t sneaky enough.” She crossed her arms over her chest and stared out of the window.

My dad laughed as he flipped on the turn signal and merged into the lane beside us, coming to a stop behind a logging truck. My eyes fell on the long pieces of tree protruding from the flatbed. “It always makes me nervous when the trees hang off like that.” I said while a shiver raced over my body.

“It’s okay. They make sure to load them on so that they won’t come off.” My dad reassured me.

I opened my mouth to reply but stopped when I heard the screech of tires. Turning behind me, I locked eyes with the man in the driver’s seat of the truck that was hurtling at us. The truck slammed into the back of our car and my mother’s scream pierced the air. A shower of white stars filled my vision as pain ripped through my shoulder and cut off my scream. As the darkness closed in around me, I heard the faint shrill of sirens in the distance.