by Ivy Sinclair
“Put me back in my body, and I’ll kick her ass out,” I said. “I don’t agree any more. I feel like I’m finally starting to see clearly. Everyone in my life is flawed and screwed up, big-time. Hell, I can see why. Angels have been playing the ultimate mindfuck on us for as long as we’ve existed. Then the demons came along following the orders of the angels cast out of Heaven, who made them to wreak havoc for everyone. We’ve got a bunch of mini-Gods running around all trying to be God. Nobody is ever safe.”
“Even if I could put you back in your body, Paige, I wouldn’t do it. If you chose to do so, you have the ability to move on now that your essence has been separated from your physical form. You can travel to heaven. I’ll take you there. Perhaps, in time, you could even return in a reincarnated form. I’m offering you a gift.”
“There are no such things as free gifts in this world,” I said. “Proctor had his blood pacts. Angels give gifts with strings attached. I’m not that naïve young woman you took into your home. You can keep your gift. I don’t want it. The only thing I want is to find Riley and tell him I was wrong about everything.”
“Riley attempts to hide from me on the other side of the veil. It is useless, of course. I know exactly where he is, and it was only a matter of time until I had the strength of force required to take care of his threat. ”
That was something I didn’t know. “If you have what you need, why haven’t you attacked him yet? What are you waiting for?”
The air around my feet began to swirl. I watched in awe as it moved up my body. Benjamin leapt out of his chair and approached me, but he stopped a full foot away from me.
“What’s happening?” I didn’t feel any pain or discomfort, but the air whipped around me in greater intensity. It blurred my vision for a few moments as it reached my head and covered me completely. Then it disappeared as quickly as it started. I felt a small bounce in my legs as my feet landed on the ground.
Stunned, I examined my body. I couldn’t see through my hand anymore, and I could feel the touch of my warm skin as I patted my face and down the sides of my body. “I’m real again.” I couldn’t think of another way to explain it.
Benjamin sat silent looking at me for what seemed like hours. Then he turned away from me with a shake of his head. “You asked me why I have been waiting for my attack. I know that a few of my brothers have offered to stand with Riley. Believe it or not, Paige, waging an angel war on earth is the last thing I would ever want to do because I know the consequences to all of us would be devastating. It isn’t a decision to be made lightly. I was waiting for a sign that it was the right thing to do. Now I believe I have it.”
I felt my insides wrench at his words, because I knew what it must mean even though I didn’t understand why or how. My angel had given over to his dark side, and it was all my fault.
To be continued…
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About Ivy Sinclair
Ivy Sinclair cut her romance teeth on classics like Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, An Affair to Remember, and Sabrina. She is a firm believer in true love, a happily ever after ending, and the medicinal use of chocolate to cure any ailment of the heart. Ivy's guilty pleasures include sushi, endless Starbucks lattes, and wine. Readers of Ivy's stories can expect smoldering sweet stories of romance that tug at the heartstrings.
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Titles by Ivy Sinclair:
Bittersweet Junction
Where My Heart Breaks
Grounded By You
Cupid’s Cupcake
Protect Her: Part One
Protect Her: Part Two
Protect Her: Part Three
Protect Her: Part Four
Protect Her: Part Five
Protect Her: Part Six
Protect Her: Part Seven
Protect Her: Part Eight
Protect Her: Part Nine
The Protect Her Box Set: Parts 1-3
The Protect Her Box Set: Parts 4-6
The Protect Her Box Set: Parts 7-9
A Bear of a Reputation (Greyelf Grizzlies #1)
Becoming the Alpha (Greyelf Grizzlies #2)
Mating the Alpha (Greyelf Grizzlies #3)