but the voice was so in toxicating.
A new voice weighed in on her conflicting thoughts. Cassandra... You don't belong with them, you belong with me. I'm waiting for you here... You see the man in front of you? He will bring you back to me... go with him, Cassandra, go now. I'm waiting for you.
She lowered her gun. Hearing his words seemed to clear the fog from her mind, and she grinned sheepishly at the angel. “Sorry, I'm getting sick shit of all the demons messing with my head. I swear to the Goddess, I will gut that bastard if I get the chance.”
“And I'll gladly hold him down while you do so, Princess. You are some scary bitch when you have your eyes on a target. No wonder most of the underworld is afraid of you.”
She dragged the angel away from the building and snorted. “Why angel-boy, that has got to be the nicest thing y ou have ever said to me!”
They quickly retraced their steps, making their way back to Sebastian’s. The angel was quiet, lost in his own thoughts. Every now and then, she caught him sneaking a glance at her out of th e corner of his eye. Just before they reached Sebastian’s, they paused at the bridge overlooking the river. Archer sat on the edge, his legs swinging in the air. Cassie sat beside him and lay back against the cold ground. She took in deep breaths and closed her eyes.
“You love him, don't you?” The question came out of nowhere, as if the words he thought had just po pped out of his mouth. Sitting up to look at him, she shrugged her shoulder. “It’s complicated.”
He rubbed his arms as if he were cold and looked out from underneath his sinful lashes as he spoke. “It’s not really, Princess. Either you do, or you don't. There's something there between the two of you, like two halves of the same coin, you get me? If you had seen your face while Cole had you mesmerised, you were like a zombie, but one word from Luka brought you back. It’s hurting you both denying it, and sooner or lat er it will get you killed.”
Cassie knew he was right, that she couldn't go on like this and neither could Luka. “I'm going to leave,” she blurted out, “when this is over. I'm going to see if I can go to the Europes and leave him in peace.”
“Or leave him in pieces, Cassie... He wants to give you the chance to back out. To find someone normal, but it will rip him apart slowly. It’s started already, and you leaving will not help. If you love him, tell him. If you don't, then put the poo r bastard out of his misery.”
The angel spoke frankly; it made her like him even more. She knew deep down that she was in love with Luka, would die for him and him for her, but her own insecurities and hatred of monsters held her back. And what of the way she felt about Archer? Never had she been so magnetically drawn to someone as she was to Archer.
“And what about us I don' t understand any of this.”
The angel turned to her and held her face in his hands. “Cassie, I can't explain how you make me feel, but although you may come to love me, it will always be platonic. I may be cheeky enough to steal a kiss, but I will not betray Luka and neither would you. I will always protect you, and something tells me you’re stuck with me for a long time. I’m going to be like the handsome gay best frien d minus the gay part.”
He dropped his hands and leapt up pulling her with him. “Now that the Dr. Phil shit is out of the way, let’s head back. .. I'm bloody starving!”
Cassie held his gaze for just a few moments before the angel turned and started to walk away. She trailed after him, resolving once and for all to either finally start something with Luka, or get the hell out of dodge.
Chapter Fourteen
With an hour or two to go before the sun went down for the night, Cassie decided to let some steam off and beat some sense into an old punching bag that Sebastian had lying around. Each punch helped to drain the tension from her body, the therapeutic
A new voice weighed in on her conflicting thoughts. Cassandra... You don't belong with them, you belong with me. I'm waiting for you here... You see the man in front of you? He will bring you back to me... go with him, Cassandra, go now. I'm waiting for you.
She lowered her gun. Hearing his words seemed to clear the fog from her mind, and she grinned sheepishly at the angel. “Sorry, I'm getting sick shit of all the demons messing with my head. I swear to the Goddess, I will gut that bastard if I get the chance.”
“And I'll gladly hold him down while you do so, Princess. You are some scary bitch when you have your eyes on a target. No wonder most of the underworld is afraid of you.”
She dragged the angel away from the building and snorted. “Why angel-boy, that has got to be the nicest thing y ou have ever said to me!”
They quickly retraced their steps, making their way back to Sebastian’s. The angel was quiet, lost in his own thoughts. Every now and then, she caught him sneaking a glance at her out of th e corner of his eye. Just before they reached Sebastian’s, they paused at the bridge overlooking the river. Archer sat on the edge, his legs swinging in the air. Cassie sat beside him and lay back against the cold ground. She took in deep breaths and closed her eyes.
“You love him, don't you?” The question came out of nowhere, as if the words he thought had just po pped out of his mouth. Sitting up to look at him, she shrugged her shoulder. “It’s complicated.”
He rubbed his arms as if he were cold and looked out from underneath his sinful lashes as he spoke. “It’s not really, Princess. Either you do, or you don't. There's something there between the two of you, like two halves of the same coin, you get me? If you had seen your face while Cole had you mesmerised, you were like a zombie, but one word from Luka brought you back. It’s hurting you both denying it, and sooner or lat er it will get you killed.”
Cassie knew he was right, that she couldn't go on like this and neither could Luka. “I'm going to leave,” she blurted out, “when this is over. I'm going to see if I can go to the Europes and leave him in peace.”
“Or leave him in pieces, Cassie... He wants to give you the chance to back out. To find someone normal, but it will rip him apart slowly. It’s started already, and you leaving will not help. If you love him, tell him. If you don't, then put the poo r bastard out of his misery.”
The angel spoke frankly; it made her like him even more. She knew deep down that she was in love with Luka, would die for him and him for her, but her own insecurities and hatred of monsters held her back. And what of the way she felt about Archer? Never had she been so magnetically drawn to someone as she was to Archer.
“And what about us I don' t understand any of this.”
The angel turned to her and held her face in his hands. “Cassie, I can't explain how you make me feel, but although you may come to love me, it will always be platonic. I may be cheeky enough to steal a kiss, but I will not betray Luka and neither would you. I will always protect you, and something tells me you’re stuck with me for a long time. I’m going to be like the handsome gay best frien d minus the gay part.”
He dropped his hands and leapt up pulling her with him. “Now that the Dr. Phil shit is out of the way, let’s head back. .. I'm bloody starving!”
Cassie held his gaze for just a few moments before the angel turned and started to walk away. She trailed after him, resolving once and for all to either finally start something with Luka, or get the hell out of dodge.
Chapter Fourteen
With an hour or two to go before the sun went down for the night, Cassie decided to let some steam off and beat some sense into an old punching bag that Sebastian had lying around. Each punch helped to drain the tension from her body, the therapeutic
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