angel. We don’t take others’ souls while they still live.”
“No. You guard them.” He drew her toward him. “Will you watch mine?”
She set a hand on his chest, resisting. “I’m an angel . I can’t be with a demon.”
“We’re given a choice about that, you know,” he said.
She went still.
“We can have forever,” he said, “or we can have each other.”
“You want me to go to the mortal plane with you,” she said. “As human.”
He would not have moved had the world shattered at this moment. “Yes.”
Her eyes were liquid. She whispered, “Yes.”
She finally let him draw her toward him. He placed the coin against her lips, and when it slipped into her mouth, kissed her, sharing its taste and then its dissolution. He felt her shiver as it re-integrated, and then she melted against him.
When they parted for the barest fingersbreadth, he said, “I love you.”
She kissed him this time, and her wings came around them, caging them. He could not have minded less.
Then she took his hand and they began to walk out of Heavensgate. A feather fluttered in the breeze, and fell. Then another, and more, until they left behind them a soft white trail that once had been her wings.
He, having a human shape already, did not change much. He might have lost his allure, the sheer magnetism that all incubi had, but if you had asked her, she would have denied it.
About the Author
Karalynn was born in Texas, raised in Korea and now lives in California. Despite majoring in English, she makes her living writing in programming languages instead. She enjoys early mornings, running, barley tea and watching football games in crowded pubs. More of her writing is available from Samhain Publishing, Drollerie Press and at her website, http://karalynnlee.com/.
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“No. You guard them.” He drew her toward him. “Will you watch mine?”
She set a hand on his chest, resisting. “I’m an angel . I can’t be with a demon.”
“We’re given a choice about that, you know,” he said.
She went still.
“We can have forever,” he said, “or we can have each other.”
“You want me to go to the mortal plane with you,” she said. “As human.”
He would not have moved had the world shattered at this moment. “Yes.”
Her eyes were liquid. She whispered, “Yes.”
She finally let him draw her toward him. He placed the coin against her lips, and when it slipped into her mouth, kissed her, sharing its taste and then its dissolution. He felt her shiver as it re-integrated, and then she melted against him.
When they parted for the barest fingersbreadth, he said, “I love you.”
She kissed him this time, and her wings came around them, caging them. He could not have minded less.
Then she took his hand and they began to walk out of Heavensgate. A feather fluttered in the breeze, and fell. Then another, and more, until they left behind them a soft white trail that once had been her wings.
He, having a human shape already, did not change much. He might have lost his allure, the sheer magnetism that all incubi had, but if you had asked her, she would have denied it.
About the Author
Karalynn was born in Texas, raised in Korea and now lives in California. Despite majoring in English, she makes her living writing in programming languages instead. She enjoys early mornings, running, barley tea and watching football games in crowded pubs. More of her writing is available from Samhain Publishing, Drollerie Press and at her website, http://karalynnlee.com/.
Where no great story goes untold.
The variety you want to read, the stories authors have always wanted to write. With new releases every week, your next great read is just a download away!
Keep in touch with Carina Press:
Read our blog: www.CarinaPress.com/blog
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CarinaPress
Become a fan on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarinaPress
ISBN: 978-1-4268-9068-0
Copyright © 2010 by Karalynn Lee
All rights reserved. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of publisher, Harlequin Enterprises Limited, 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada M3B 3K9.
All characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the author, and all incidents are pure invention.
This edition published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.
® and ™ are trademarks of the publisher. Trademarks indicated with ® are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Canadian Trade Marks Office and in other countries.
www.CarinaPress.com
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