T . L . James
Excerpt from Deadly Sins
Matthew tapped his fingers in a rhythmic motion as he watched the polls for the upcoming 2012 election . With each uptick in the opponent ’ s ratings , Matthew stomach soured more . He started thinking back to the last election . Heaven had been victorious that time . Although it presented a non-bias stance , its influence proved powerful and the rightful 44th president was elected . It was very important for humanity at large , not just the United States , for President 44 to be in office . Heaven and its influential party were ready to change the world and send a global message that Humanity Cares and Saves .
However , it turned bad when Heaven switched its focus onto Matthew . As he wandered further into the world , he was getting beyond the angels ’ reach . It was to the point that God would have been the only one to save him . Heaven pulled together to get Matthew back to Heaven , alive and in one piece . It was good for humanity that The General of Heaven ’ s Army was home . However , it left President 44 to fend for himself against the political wolves .
Unfortunately , Matthew didn ’ t want to be saved nor did he want Heaven ’ s attention on him . Heaven worked really hard to beg , persuade and even threatened him to get him back to his rightful position . But he didn ’ t care . He wanted to be with his greatest love – Mallory Haulm . Everything was going fine until Mallory learned of his true identity . Mallory was Death , the Final Fourth Horseman . He was the one that Matthew was supposed to battle in the event Armageddon should start this century . They were lovers and didn ’ t mind the truth until his family got in the way and skewered Mallory ’ s thinking . Then when Hell got involved , his life plans changed . Unfortunately , Mallory ’ s plans didn ’ t include Matthew anymore . Finally , all hell broke loose and Mallory was killed .
His greatest love was dead and Matthew was heartbroken . He wandered around until he found himself in the arms of none other than – Silas Xavier Luxapher or Satan , the ruler of Hell for the 21st century . That was a new low , but it didn ’ t motivate Matthew back to Heaven . In fact , he started to get comfortable when he made himself at home at Silas ’ residence . Silas vehemently obliged . To make matters worse , he thought he rekindled with his greatest love ’ s soul in a eries of female bodies . However , that left a series of murdered bodies . Matthew was digging himself further into a hole that was getting beyond Heaven ’ s reach .
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