My eyes dart over his face. “Why? Are you going to kill me?”
He laughs. “Of course not. I am going to make passionate love to you.”
Tears fill my eyes. “No, Devlin. Please, don’t. Just let me go and I won’t tell a soul. I promise.”
He raises his brows. “Not everyone has a soul, my love.”
“I’m not, ‘your love’, I’m Nathaniel’s.”
“Oh, honey, I can love you more than Nathaniel ever can. Does he come down and hold you in his arms? No, because he’ll never give heaven up to be with you, but I did. I gave up eternal happiness for you, only for you. So don’t ever say I don’t love you because one day I’ll be condemned to hell for eternity, but it will be worth it to have spent a lifetime of happiness with you.”
I blink my tears away. “You don’t get it, do you? I don’t want to spend my life with you. I’d rather die. Then I can go to heaven and be with Nathaniel.”
Devlin’s lips crease into a smile. “No, sweetness, it’s you who’s not getting it. Nathaniel may love you, but there can never be physical connection like you want, not in heaven.”
“Why not?”
He brushes my wet eyelashes with his thumbs. “Because it’s not possible for an angel to have a physical relationship in heaven, you already know that if Nathaniel tries to have sex with you, or if he kisses you in a passionate way, he’ll be banished to earth.”
“So what? If we’re sent to earth, at least we can be together.”
Devlin sighs. “If Nathan loses his wings, he’ll be sent to earth as a human, but you won’t, you’ll already be dead. You won’t have a body, just a soul.” He grips my chin. “And what do you think your precious Nathaniel will do, then? Well, I can assure you, Eloise, a young virile man like him won’t be able to resist beautiful girls.”
I squirm beneath him. “But you still have wings and look what you’re doing.”
He strokes my face. “Oh, don’t worry, baby. I don’t have heavenly wings. I only allowed them grow back so I could capture you. I can lose them again. Anyway, they’re black wings and I’m limited with where I can fly with them. Nathaniel may have burned them off, but he didn’t do a proper job of it, and it was your fault they grew back.”
“Why’s that?”
He grins wickedly. “Because in the middle of burning them off, Nathaniel weakened and kissed you, then he lost his own wings, and his powers. He had to give you up to get them back, and that shows he loves his powers more than he loves you.”
I push at his shoulders. “He’ll come down and rescue me from you, you’ll see.”
“Oh, you think so, do you?” His eyes flash angrily, then he grips my jaw and kisses me feverishly.
I turn away. “I love Nathaniel, not you.”
Sadness creeps into his eyes and he grabs my face again. “Don’t say that, Eloise. I can love you more than he ever can. And in a few moments you’ll bear my child, then we’ll be bound to each other forever. Please, just say you love me this one time, then our baby can be conceived with love.”
A pain shoots through my heart and I scratch at his chest. “No! I hate you, and I don’t want to have your baby.”
“Okay, have it your way, Eloise, but know that I love you.” Holding my gaze, he forces my legs apart with his knees, then he grabs my hips and yanks them to his.
I try to wriggle free, but I’m pinned beneath his weight and I can’t move. “Devlin, please stop. You’re hurting me.”
He kisses my cheek. “I love it when you say my name, baby. Say it again.”
Ignoring him, I stare up at the stars and scream, “Nathaniel!”
My pulse is whooshing in my ears. This can't be happening. He’s making love to me and I can’t do a thing about it. I pound on his head with my fists. “Get off me!” Then I remember he possessed Tom’s body in his bedroom and took my clothes off, so I punch him again. “That one’s for Tom.”
As I squirm beneath him, his tears trickle onto my face and down my neck. “I’m so sorry, baby,” he murmurs. “But I’ll make it up to you, you’ll see.”
“You’re not sorry,” I yell. “And I’m not your baby, so get the hell off me.”
Without another thought, I dig my fingernails into the muscles on his arms and press down as hard as I can. As blood seeps from his skin, he laughs. “Now, it's written in blood, Eloise.”
“What is?”
He looks deep into my eyes. “We are, my love, and so is our child.” He holds my chin and forces his tongue into my mouth.
While I pray to the heavens, an almighty crack of lightning zigzags through the clouds, sending stars shooting in every direction and opening up the sky. Thunder rumbles and cracks above the full moon as the sea roars with anger, sending waves crashing to shore.
As Devlin heaves on top of me, I run my hand through the sand in search of a weapon. Finding a rock, I hold it above his head. Then as I smash it down on his skull, a lightning bolt cracks above me and a sharp pain shoots from my thighs to my belly, making me cry out in pain.
Devlin rears up on his arms and groans, “Eloise.” Then he collapses on top of me.
He's so heavy, I can hardly breathe, and as I try to push him off me, his blood dribbles onto my arm. Then I freeze with terror as a ghostly angel with huge black wings separates from his body and floats into the sea. My heart drumming in my ears, I stare at the limp figure on top of me and scream, “No! It can't be. What have I done?”
Tears pour from my eyes as I stare up at the lifeless body of Seal. As I hold his precious face in my hands, I pray that he’s alive. “Please, God, don’t let me have killed my beautiful angel?” I kiss his sweet mouth. “Seal, wake up, please.” I press my fingers to his neck to feel for a pulse, but I can't find one. My hands are covered in blood, and as I look at his back, I notice with dread that his wings have gone.
Uncontrollable sobs escape my mouth. Poor Seal. He sacrificed his wings to save me, to be with me. How can I bear it? I’ve killed the only boy I’ll ever love. Holding him in my arms, I pray to die. Then my heart thuds against my ribs as it suddenly dawns on me, not only have I been raped by Devlin, but I could now be carrying his child.
Chapter Twenty
There’s no time to think about babies, right now. I have to try and revive Seal. I wriggle from beneath him as gently as I can, then I turn him onto his back. Oh, God, he looks so young, and he’s so beautiful. Please, don’t let him be dead.
I brush his matted hair from his bloodied face and peer at the small wound on his head. Oh no. Not now. I suck in deep breaths as I start to feel dizzy from the sight of the blood. I can’t faint now, I just can’t.
With trembling hands, I lean over him and tilt his beautiful face to the sky. And though my heart is breaking into a million little pieces, I inhale deeply, then I press my open mouth over his and blow out two sharp breaths.
WHAM! I'm suddenly thrown on top of him as electricity shoots from my lips to my heart. I'm on fire. Oh my god!
I’m lying on top of him, my face above his. Then his eyes pop wide open and he’s staring at me. As he starts to breathe, I kiss his soft lips. “You’re alive. Thanks god, you’re alive.”
He blinks and looks down at our naked bodies “What’s going on?”
Uh-oh. Don’t tell me he’s got amnesia again. Self-conscious at my nakedness, I scramble off him and sit on the sand with my arms crossed over my bare chest. “I … I was just giving you CPR.”
“Where’s the blood from?” He touches the bump on his head, then his eyes grow wide. “What happened?”
“It’s … it’s not what you think. Honestly, I can explain.” I glance around for my clothes, but I can’t see them anywhere. And I’ve no idea how to explain my nakedness to him.
“Aw, come here, babe.” He pulls me into his arms and holds me tight. “I’m so sorry, Eloise. I tried so hard to stop Devlin from hurting you, but Lucifer was guarding him. I had to fight him off first, and when I finally got inside Devlin’s body,
I was too late. God forgive me, but I tried to kill him.” He kisses my forehead. “Oh, honey, I should have protected you better.”
I hug him tight. “Oh, Seal, I struck you with a rock and I could have killed you. I didn’t mean to. I thought I was hitting Devlin. I have to get you to a hospital.”
“Don’t worry. It’s just a bruise. Anyway, I deserved it.” He holds my head against his chest. “I’m never leaving you again, not ever.”
I smile. “Promise?”
“I promise, honey.”
I look up at him. “Where did Devlin go?”
Seal’s body tenses. “Hopefully to hell, but I think he’s still here on earth as a human. I can still sense him.”
My heart sinks, then I suddenly remember that Seal has no wings. Gee whiz. Surely God wouldn’t have burned them off because he was saving me from Devlin, would he? My eyes wide, I stare at him. “Seal, you’re wings have gone. Were you kissing me?”
He gulps. “Um, well, I couldn’t help it. When I took over Devlin’s body, I took over everything he was doing. He already had his tongue in your mouth and … well …um …”
Holding my cheeks, I gasp. “Far out, Seal. You made love to me, didn’t you?”
He pulls me into an embrace. “I had no choice, honey. It was him or me.”
I stroke his hair. “Oh, Seal, I’m so glad you did.”
Leaning closer, he kisses me tenderly on the mouth. “I love you so much, Eloise. I couldn’t stand what he was doing to you. I wanted to kill him. Are you okay, baby?”
“I’m fine,” I lie. “Don’t worry about me. You’re the one that’s hurt.”
“Don’t lie to me, Eloise. You need to go to the hospital.”
My eyes go wide. “No, Seal. Imagine what would happen if I did. I couldn’t stand all, the questions. They’d think you harmed me and they’d take tests. I’m okay. I just want to go home.”
“Okay, but where are your clothes?”
I sigh. “On the sand somewhere I guess.”
He rubs my cold arms. “Hopefully, I’ll make a better husband than a guardian angel.”
A husband? My jaw drops and a thrill runs through me. I’ve surely died and gone to heaven. As I wrap my arms around his neck, I whisper in his ear. “I’ll love you forever, Sea ....”
He presses his fingers to my lips. “Nathaniel.”
My heart racing, I hold his face and gaze into his eyes. “I will love you for ever and ever, Nathaniel.”
Closing his eyes, he holds me tight. “Oh, Eloise, I’ve yearned for you to say those words.”
I melt into his bare chest. “And I yearned for you in my dreams, Mystery Boy.”
He kisses my eyes, my ears, and my cheeks. “Oh, baby, please say you’ll marry me?”
I hug him tight. “Oh, Nathaniel, I’d love to marry you.”
He smiles. “I can’t wait, Eloise, but the wedding will have to wait until you’ve finished school.”
“School?”
“Yes, honey, you’ll have to leave that job and go back to school. I’ll be the one to go to work.”
I shrug. “It’s a deal.
“Okay, Miss Beautiful, I think we better get dressed.”
A familiar voice shouts out, “You bloody pervert!”
We turn around.
Crap! It’s Tom.
“I knew you were banging her,” he sneers at Nathaniel.
I scrunch myself into a ball to hide my nakedness. “Tom, go away,” I yell. “And stop perving on us.”
He clenches his fists and glowers at Nathaniel. “You’ll keep, you bloody poser.”
“Shut up and pass Eloise her clothes,” he says.
“Yes, Tom, can you?” I ask. “My purse, too.”
Shaking his head, he gathers my things from the sand dunes and chucks them at me, then he shoves Devlin’s shorts over Nathaniel’s head. “Bloody kissing cousins, my ass.” Mumbling to himself, he stomps back up the beach.
As Nathaniel puts the shorts on, I quickly get dressed, then I put my shoulder bag over my head and grab his hand. “Come on. Let’s go home.”
He wraps his arm around my waist. “Yes, and we’ve got a whole week to sort things out before your parents get back.”
I hug him tight. “Does this mean you’re staying on earth with me forever?”
He kisses my cheek. “That’s right.”
“You’re not going back to heaven?”
He shakes his head. “Nope, not until I die.”
I smile. “That’s not for a long time.”
“Yes, a whole life time.”
“Say you love me again?”
He kisses my lips. “I love you, Eloise.”
“I love you, too, Seal.”
He raises a brow. “It’s Nathaniel.”
I pout. “You’re Seal?”
“Nathaniel.”
I snuggle into his neck. “Okay, Nathaniel. I love you.”
As he rocks me in his arms, I gaze up at the sky and pray to God that if I am pregnant, to let it be Nathaniel’s baby, not Devlin’s. Then I notice Devlin’s ring is still on my finger. Holy Crap. I yank it off and throw it in the sand. My stomach clenches and I wonder what’s become of that monster.
“Are you feeling okay, Eloise? You’re trembling.”
I take a deep breath. “I’m just cold.”
He puts me down on the sand, gets to his feet, then lifts me back into his strong arms. “Come on, babe. You’ve had a terrible ordeal. I’ll take you home.”
As he carries me along the beach track past the church, Johnny Ruffo’s hit song: ‘Take It Home’, blasts from the hall speakers.
To be continued in book two of the ‘Ominous Series’: Ominous Seed………….
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Other books by Patricia Puddle:
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