too much for her to bear.”
He reached the top of the stairs and Sophia hurried into my room ahead of him. I’d left clothing strewn all over the bed. She shifted them onto the dresser as he gently placed me on the bed.
“What are you doing here?” Brie asked baldly. “Why did you come to Violet’s rescue? How are you even aware that she exists?”
My eyelids fluttered open to see him staring at me pensively. “I was tasked with keeping her safe. I am called to her side whenever her life is in peril.”
Sophia and the twins looked shocked at that news. “Are you saying that you are her guardian?” the clairvoyant asked. At his nod, she seemed disturbed. “This is almost unheard of. Guardian angels are a myth that was concocted by humans.”
“Now that I have delivered her to your care, I must take my leave.” He turned to go, but paused when he saw the uneasy glance between the two young angels. “What is it?” he asked.
Leo broke the unhappy news to him. “You cannot leave Manhattan. The demons set a trap to capture all angels. Once our kind enters the island, we become imprisoned here.”
Nathanael’s brows drew down in a frown. His eyes went distant as he presumably tried to use his angel power to zap himself away. Realizing he was caught, his shoulders slumped. He’d come to my rescue once again and now he’d become imprisoned right along with us.
My dizziness grew worse and I gratefully sank into darkness. I was glad to escape from my guardian’s unhappy stare.
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Chapter Fourteen
Waking early the next morning, I stared up at the ceiling. The events that had happened last night seemed to have been a dream, or more like a nightmare. Being invaded by the demon’s essence was something I wished had just been my imagination.
Feeling decidedly unclean, I rose and gathered a fresh change of clothes. Locking myself in the bathroom, I took a long shower, but I couldn’t rid myself of the sensation of being soiled. Witnessing the things that the demon had done or had made people do to each other sickened me. I doubted I’d ever be able to forget the images.
Clean, dry and dressed in comfortable sweat pants and a t-shirt, I headed downstairs. The kitchen was empty, but I heard voices coming from the front room. I fixed myself some cereal then pushed the door open.
All conversation instantly cut off when I stepped into the room. I stared in surprise when I saw Nathanael seated at the table. “What are you still doing here?” I blurted.
“I have nowhere else to go,” he said simply.
The table seemed smaller with him sitting at it, but there was still plenty of room for us all. Sophia poured me a cup of tea when I sat down. They all watched me eat as if I was offering them entertainment. Halting with my spoon halfway to my mouth, I scowled. “Don’t stop talking on my account.”
“She hates it when we watch her eat,” Leo confided to our newest arrival.
My guardian’s eyebrow rose in a perfect arch. He was so handsome that it was almost painful to look at him. I belatedly realized he’d ditched his toga and was now wearing jeans and a white t-shirt. It was a relief that his body was now covered. It would have been hard to tear my eyes away from him if he’d still been half naked. Who was I trying to kid? It would be hard not to stare even if he’d been wearing a sack.
“There must be some way to break the spell that is holding us captive here,” Nathanael said.
“Demon magic is different from ours,” Brie pointed out. “We do not have the knowledge or the skills to break through the barriers.”
“It felt like I’d been struck by lightning when I ran into the barrier last night,” I said and they all turned to stare at me.
“Maybe you should tell us exactly what happened,” Sophia suggested.
My shoulders hunched when I remembered that I’d failed my mission. “The girl who I was supposed to meet was already dead when I got to St Andrews Plaza,”
He reached the top of the stairs and Sophia hurried into my room ahead of him. I’d left clothing strewn all over the bed. She shifted them onto the dresser as he gently placed me on the bed.
“What are you doing here?” Brie asked baldly. “Why did you come to Violet’s rescue? How are you even aware that she exists?”
My eyelids fluttered open to see him staring at me pensively. “I was tasked with keeping her safe. I am called to her side whenever her life is in peril.”
Sophia and the twins looked shocked at that news. “Are you saying that you are her guardian?” the clairvoyant asked. At his nod, she seemed disturbed. “This is almost unheard of. Guardian angels are a myth that was concocted by humans.”
“Now that I have delivered her to your care, I must take my leave.” He turned to go, but paused when he saw the uneasy glance between the two young angels. “What is it?” he asked.
Leo broke the unhappy news to him. “You cannot leave Manhattan. The demons set a trap to capture all angels. Once our kind enters the island, we become imprisoned here.”
Nathanael’s brows drew down in a frown. His eyes went distant as he presumably tried to use his angel power to zap himself away. Realizing he was caught, his shoulders slumped. He’d come to my rescue once again and now he’d become imprisoned right along with us.
My dizziness grew worse and I gratefully sank into darkness. I was glad to escape from my guardian’s unhappy stare.
₪₪₪
Chapter Fourteen
Waking early the next morning, I stared up at the ceiling. The events that had happened last night seemed to have been a dream, or more like a nightmare. Being invaded by the demon’s essence was something I wished had just been my imagination.
Feeling decidedly unclean, I rose and gathered a fresh change of clothes. Locking myself in the bathroom, I took a long shower, but I couldn’t rid myself of the sensation of being soiled. Witnessing the things that the demon had done or had made people do to each other sickened me. I doubted I’d ever be able to forget the images.
Clean, dry and dressed in comfortable sweat pants and a t-shirt, I headed downstairs. The kitchen was empty, but I heard voices coming from the front room. I fixed myself some cereal then pushed the door open.
All conversation instantly cut off when I stepped into the room. I stared in surprise when I saw Nathanael seated at the table. “What are you still doing here?” I blurted.
“I have nowhere else to go,” he said simply.
The table seemed smaller with him sitting at it, but there was still plenty of room for us all. Sophia poured me a cup of tea when I sat down. They all watched me eat as if I was offering them entertainment. Halting with my spoon halfway to my mouth, I scowled. “Don’t stop talking on my account.”
“She hates it when we watch her eat,” Leo confided to our newest arrival.
My guardian’s eyebrow rose in a perfect arch. He was so handsome that it was almost painful to look at him. I belatedly realized he’d ditched his toga and was now wearing jeans and a white t-shirt. It was a relief that his body was now covered. It would have been hard to tear my eyes away from him if he’d still been half naked. Who was I trying to kid? It would be hard not to stare even if he’d been wearing a sack.
“There must be some way to break the spell that is holding us captive here,” Nathanael said.
“Demon magic is different from ours,” Brie pointed out. “We do not have the knowledge or the skills to break through the barriers.”
“It felt like I’d been struck by lightning when I ran into the barrier last night,” I said and they all turned to stare at me.
“Maybe you should tell us exactly what happened,” Sophia suggested.
My shoulders hunched when I remembered that I’d failed my mission. “The girl who I was supposed to meet was already dead when I got to St Andrews Plaza,”
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