Page 68 of Princess Redeemed

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But the rock stays solidly on the ground.

I turn to Alara.“I can’t do it.”

“You can.You’re just forgetting the most important component.”

“Which is?”

“Your emotion, Hannah.Feel.Draw on the power within you.The greatest power of all is love, and through love all is possible.”

“I don’t love anyone,” I say, “other than my unborn son.”

“That’s not true.”

“It is.Except for my mother, I guess.My sister.”I sigh.“Even my father in my way.And…”

“And?”

“Rogan.”

She nods.“Yes.You love him.As the father of your child and so much more.Use that.Use it all.Combine your emotion with your intellect and your spirit.You can do this, Hannah.You only need to believe it.”

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You only needto believe it.

Alara’s words tingle in the back of my neck.That’s truly the key.It’s always been the key.Every self-help book in the universe says the same thing.

You are what you think you are.

Even the Bible says the same thing.As a man thinketh, in his heart, so is he.

I breathe in the air that tastes of both earth and fire.My heart hammers against my ribs, and I make use of the adrenaline pumping through me.

I stretch out my hand, my palm facing the stone.

Rise.

Rise.

Rise.

Rise.

And again...

Nothing.

But instead of impatience, I approach it with emotion.With the love I feel for my unborn child.For his father.

I close my eyes, picture the love in my mind.

It’s like the purest white cloud.As it envelops me, I take in all the goodness, the pureness, the raw power of the truest of emotions.

I open my eyes, focusing solely on moving the gray rock.

Palm outstretched once more, I focus.Concentrate.

Rise.

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