The Chosen — Elizabeth McCraw

Aroneese thought his life on Earth would be peaceful and mundane. He knew he had to renounce his rank of Archangel to become a Guardian the day he met Rachael's spirit in the chamber of souls. Years later, in one brief moment both of their worlds would be turned upside down by a prayer. Rachael would have to leave Earth for the planet Junus to begin her training on her fifteenth birthday. Before Aroneese could truly ponder his conversation with God the arrival of Barius, one of the most powerful fallen angels, attacks Aroneese. This attack is an attempt to gain access to Rachael. The demon Azrekie creates mischief in the McCloud home while desperately trying to keep well within the good graces of his master Barius. Thousands of miles away Ray dreams of Barius and Aroneese in the heat of battle. Paula and Lucy are plagued with terrifyingly real dreams of a man, jet black wings with silver tips, and piercing blue eyes. Pomathius, Nairobi, Chronus, and Hector, as Guardian Angels, find themselves thrust into a whirlwind of events and they do their best to protect the humans in their charge. Oden broods over his existence and tries to find inner peace as he struggles to protect Lucy in China. Ray thinks he's losing his mind and does not confide in Lailah, his Guardian Angel, before it's too late. The watchers of time stand idly by as the chosen face unknown peril. A traitor lurks in the darkness and a prophecy begins to unfold.