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Her beauty and sparkling personality had worked raduated, he found hih rise buildings in Houston and living a life he had never ie bonuses He dined at the finest restaurants and vacationed at the best resorts But one day he woke up and it all otten his desire to help people

In irlfriend was in the past, his expensive suits were at Goodwill and he was in a truck heading into the Texas Hill Country to help restore an old historical town

Noas helping rebuild the town in a way he never iined

People in the fort saw Travis as a leader He saw hi sure it was safe He was Katie’s husband and their child’s father and that was good enough for him All the rest of it, the looks of aduless when he looked down into Katie’s face and understood his role

"I always loved looking at her when she slept," a silky, deep voice said

Looking up, Travis saw a very tall wo down at the sleeves and a skirt that brushed over the toes of her black boots She sat down next to Jason and s, he took in her short cropped brown hair with auburn highlights, a eyes Ornate native jewelry decorated her throat and wrists

"She just looks so innocent when she sleeps, though every once and awhile, she gets this furrow right here," the wo over to point between Katie’s eyebrows "That is when you know she’s arguing a case in her sleep"

"Lydia," Travis whispered

"Yes," she answered with a dazzling sant She wore a dia band

"Then I must be asleep," Travis decided

"Yes, you are," Lydia assured hilimmered with unspoken love and she snant"

Travis knew this was a drea the-well, she wasn’t really the ex--but his wife’s forhed "Don’t worry, Travis Life goes on for the living I know that I would never want to hold her back fro I will always love her and I just want her happy"

"But," Travis rubbed his broincing with ehed with delight

Travis continued to grimace

Lydia’s hand reached toward hiht, Travis The heart loves without boundaries It is the es constructed by society’s rules Katie always had a beautiful open heart"

Travis forced a s about you, Lydia?" He understood he was asleep and this was all a drealy real

Lydia’s ss "Travis, you need to understand soe"

"About Katie?"

"About you" She tilted her head and gazed at hi

"Oh?"

Leaning forward, her eyes gazed steadily into his "You need to understand that the world has changed The veil between the living and the dead is very thin now The worlds have blurred and nothing is as it was Many have died and will die as the world tries to regain balance of some sort The dead are all around you Not just the e to kill you, but the spirits of those trapped by the massive upheaval that took place when the dead seized the world fro

"Like you," he said softly

She nodded "Yes I have yet to move on But soon the world will find a new balance and I will"

"I’ood Saets you killed Trust me I know" A shadow of pain flitted over her features, then she swept it aith a wave of her hand "This is so?" He narrowed his eyes

"You want to save everyone, Travis, and help all of the is as it was Very soon you will fully understand the sheer fruitlessness of trying to control everything around you You will need to make choices for yourself, Katie and the baby Others will make choices for themselves as well These choicesa little, Travis looked down at his wife, then up at Lydia "They are my priority, Lydia Katie and the baby"