came rushing at her. Everyone she had ever cared about was in danger. “What if he goes after my mum?”
Rebecca reached into her pocket for her phone. “I spoke with Sebastian. He’s with your mum, but they’re not at home.” She pulled up a text message and leaned over to show Lilliah.
“Is that worse or better?” The question came out more bitter than Lilliah had intended, and she cringed inwardly.
Rebecca looked unimpressed. “Because of what you’re going through, I’m allowing one bitchy moment. You’ve just had it.”
Lilliah tried to laugh, but it came out more like a snort. “And what if I have another bitchy moment?”
“Then I’ll kick your ass.” Rebecca didn’t laugh, but she smiled and shrugged.
“So Mum and Seb are safe.” Lilliah was speaking more to herself than to Rebecca. She’d hoped saying the words aloud would make her feel better. It hadn’t. All it had done was highlight the fact that they were in danger.
“I’ve just royally pissed off the Devil.” She turned to Rebecca, and threw her hands in the air in defeat. “I have no idea what I’m doing. When Lucifer was in front of me, I knew what I needed to do. I knew how to use my powers. Now, it’s gone again.” She held her hands out in front of her, imagining the fire flowing like it had before.
Rebecca didn’t lean in to hug her; she just listened as Lilliah spoke.
“What use are powers when they come and go like that? Why couldn’t they have come back when Lucifer was actually attacking me? When I could actually have used them to protect myself?” Lilliah dropped her head in her hands and growled. If the powers were in her why couldn’t she control them? Why didn’t it come naturally, like breathing?
Rebecca patted Lilliah’s crossed legs. “Is this what you’re doing on the floor? Practicing your magic?”
“Trying to. As you can see, not a lot is happening. If I could just get the powers under control, I would be able to protect everyone. I’d actually be able to fight Lucifer and we’d stand a chance of winning.”
“No one expects you to have all the answers. You can’t put that pressure on yourself to save everyone. This isn’t just your fight, Lil.”
“It is, though,” Lilliah burst out, unable to hold it in anymore. “Lucifer took my boyfriend. He wants me to join him in his sick war. He wants to get revenge on my father, Michael.”
Everything she had been feeling came pouring out, until she sat on the floor breathing heavily but feeling lighter.
“Okay.” Lilliah swore Rebecca had sat up straighter, but she wasn’t looking at her to tell. “This can’t happen. You’re allowed to be sad, Lil, you’re allowed to not have every answer. You’re only human.”
Only human. If Lilliah was only human then she wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place. She’d be back in London, going to college and hanging out with her friends and possibly meeting her mother’s knew boyfriend.
“I wish I was human. But I’m not, I’m an angel.”
Rebecca waited until Lilliah had quieted. “Okay, so we need a plan.”
“We do. I just don’t know where to start.”
“I don’t think anyone out there had a clue, either. They’re just running around and yelling at each other.” Rebecca reached over and took Lilliah’s hand, squeezing it tightly. “So this is where I step in.” She gave her a huge, fake smile, but quickly dropped it and got down to business. “First things first: How did Lucifer know you were here?”
Lilliah shrugged. She had no idea, and until this moment, she hadn’t even questioned it. Good bloody question, Becca, she thought.
“Well, that needs to stop.” Rebecca looked so adamant that Lilliah couldn’t help but get pulled in.
Lilliah nodded. “But how?”
“We’re surrounded by witches and warlocks. There must be some kind of spell that can block him out.”
“Or hide us.” Lilliah’s mind was already racing at the possibilities. Why
Rebecca reached into her pocket for her phone. “I spoke with Sebastian. He’s with your mum, but they’re not at home.” She pulled up a text message and leaned over to show Lilliah.
“Is that worse or better?” The question came out more bitter than Lilliah had intended, and she cringed inwardly.
Rebecca looked unimpressed. “Because of what you’re going through, I’m allowing one bitchy moment. You’ve just had it.”
Lilliah tried to laugh, but it came out more like a snort. “And what if I have another bitchy moment?”
“Then I’ll kick your ass.” Rebecca didn’t laugh, but she smiled and shrugged.
“So Mum and Seb are safe.” Lilliah was speaking more to herself than to Rebecca. She’d hoped saying the words aloud would make her feel better. It hadn’t. All it had done was highlight the fact that they were in danger.
“I’ve just royally pissed off the Devil.” She turned to Rebecca, and threw her hands in the air in defeat. “I have no idea what I’m doing. When Lucifer was in front of me, I knew what I needed to do. I knew how to use my powers. Now, it’s gone again.” She held her hands out in front of her, imagining the fire flowing like it had before.
Rebecca didn’t lean in to hug her; she just listened as Lilliah spoke.
“What use are powers when they come and go like that? Why couldn’t they have come back when Lucifer was actually attacking me? When I could actually have used them to protect myself?” Lilliah dropped her head in her hands and growled. If the powers were in her why couldn’t she control them? Why didn’t it come naturally, like breathing?
Rebecca patted Lilliah’s crossed legs. “Is this what you’re doing on the floor? Practicing your magic?”
“Trying to. As you can see, not a lot is happening. If I could just get the powers under control, I would be able to protect everyone. I’d actually be able to fight Lucifer and we’d stand a chance of winning.”
“No one expects you to have all the answers. You can’t put that pressure on yourself to save everyone. This isn’t just your fight, Lil.”
“It is, though,” Lilliah burst out, unable to hold it in anymore. “Lucifer took my boyfriend. He wants me to join him in his sick war. He wants to get revenge on my father, Michael.”
Everything she had been feeling came pouring out, until she sat on the floor breathing heavily but feeling lighter.
“Okay.” Lilliah swore Rebecca had sat up straighter, but she wasn’t looking at her to tell. “This can’t happen. You’re allowed to be sad, Lil, you’re allowed to not have every answer. You’re only human.”
Only human. If Lilliah was only human then she wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place. She’d be back in London, going to college and hanging out with her friends and possibly meeting her mother’s knew boyfriend.
“I wish I was human. But I’m not, I’m an angel.”
Rebecca waited until Lilliah had quieted. “Okay, so we need a plan.”
“We do. I just don’t know where to start.”
“I don’t think anyone out there had a clue, either. They’re just running around and yelling at each other.” Rebecca reached over and took Lilliah’s hand, squeezing it tightly. “So this is where I step in.” She gave her a huge, fake smile, but quickly dropped it and got down to business. “First things first: How did Lucifer know you were here?”
Lilliah shrugged. She had no idea, and until this moment, she hadn’t even questioned it. Good bloody question, Becca, she thought.
“Well, that needs to stop.” Rebecca looked so adamant that Lilliah couldn’t help but get pulled in.
Lilliah nodded. “But how?”
“We’re surrounded by witches and warlocks. There must be some kind of spell that can block him out.”
“Or hide us.” Lilliah’s mind was already racing at the possibilities. Why
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