Earthbound Angels Part 1 by Sweet and Special Books Page B

Simon said. “But I need you to promise me that you’re not going to do anything stupid regarding this wedding.”
    “What on earth are you talking about?”
    “You know what I’m talking about. I don’t want you to show up at that wedding and cause a scene. If you do anything to ruin Erick and Holli’s special day, believe me, you will be sorry. And this isn’t even about you anymore. Remember that your father had been working hard to get Erick to support a big event that will help a lot of people in grief-stricken areas for the Holidays?”
    “He’s only doing this to promote the firm,” she said nonchalantly, and knew she had made a mistake because of the way Simon was looking at her. “I m-mean, it’s part of the promotional campaign for Christmas. Dad’s not really serious about it.”
    Simon had been with Raven’s father when the project had been discussed. Raven didn’t know it, but a friend’s passing due to a storm while he was out of the country and into one that had been severely devastated had affected the older man so much that he’d decided to use his clout to raise funds for disaster stricken areas in the globe. Had Raven even known about the dead family friend? It just seemed that she didn’t.
    “I’m just telling you – don’t cause trouble on Holli’s special day. Do you understand?”
    “How can you choose her over me?”
    “I’m not choosing anyone here, Raven. I’m just telling you that if you hurt Holli in any way, you’re going to have to contend with Erick Angell. I mean what I say. If you want us to remain friends, then you’ll stay away from that wedding. Promise me.”
    “Okay, Simon, I promise,” Raven replied petulantly as she crossed her fingers behind her back.
    She could see that she had a lot of work to do to get Simon to see her way – and a lot to make sure her sister would not be able to snatch him under her nose. She had to let things go for now to be able to start making plans about what to do in the next several days. She needed to ensure she would have her future with this man by her side.
    She could not stand by if Dreama gets him! She absolutely could not!
    She would kill before she would let that bitch get away with taking what’s rightfully hers again!
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Angel Private Eye 1
Chapter One
    “THIS IS AMBER Barrows with Channel 13, and I’m standing in front of the courthouse where we’re told that Andrew Martin, just found not guilty of a near deadly assault on his ex-girlfriend, Pamela Stevens, will be coming out to talk to us. He’s coming out now with his attorney, Simon Draco, who seemed to dazzle the jury and the court with evidence that Andrew could not have possibly assaulted Pamela Stevens. Not only that, but he proved that another man had committed the crime even though that man had been questioned and crossed off the list of suspects. We’ve been instructed not to release the name of this man due to the arrest not having been made. Mr. Draco, how did you discover that your client wasn’t guilty?”
    Simon smiled directly into the camera before he replied.
    “Well, Amber, I make it a rule not to ever take on any clients that are not innocent.”
    “So you’re saying that not one of your clients has ever been guilty?”
    “Yes, Amber, that’s exactly what I am saying.”
    “Are you saying that guilty people don’t deserve a good defense, Mr. Draco?”
    “Certainly not. I believe that all suspects deserve a good defense. It’s just that I prefer to only represent innocent clients because I must believe in them if I’m to offer my very best defense.”
    “How did you know that Andrew Martin wasn’t guilty?”
    “Now, Amber, I can’t give away all of my secrets. Just suffice it to say that I knew from the moment I shook his hand.”
    Amber then turned to Andrew Martin and asked him how he felt about being found not guilty.
    “I can’t describe how it feels to know that the justice system worked and that my attorney was able