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“Not that I can think of. Why?”
“Peaches wants her eliminated.” I said after swallowing my bite of apple.
He didn’t say anything in response, not that he needed to. I could see the mixture of disappointment and anger in his eyes as he set the toast in front of me. Automatically I went on the defensive.
“What would you have me do, go back on the agreement? You know what she would do to me, to all of us. There are consequences if I break the contract with Peaches, trust me when I say death would be a blessing.”
“Then we leave. We tell the others the truth and leave town.”
“Fine, go. I’d like to see you try to convince Jenny to leave her dad or Ace and Shooter to leave any of us.” I said angrily, “But I’m not leaving, not until I kill the Demon who hurt mom.”
“Don’t you think if there was a Demon here with that amount of power it would have already removed Peaches from the throne? You’re an underage and untrained Guardian without a shield. There is no way you’re going to beat a Demon that strong. Allie, you know you wouldn’t survive. Or is that why you’re taking in the darkness again? Are you trying to find another way of beating it?”
I’d hoped he wouldn’t pick up on the darkness. Not wanting to talk about my recent screw up, I took a bite of toast, enjoying the warm peanut butter melting on my tongue.
“You think I wouldn’t notice? Allie, you’ve got to stop. Your lack of a shield is no excuse, nor would to be if The Council found out. You should be trying to find a way to block the darkness, not give it an all-access pass to your soul.”
Irritated, I tried to defend myself but found I was unable to unstick my tongue from the roof of my mouth. Really? I was being silenced by peanut butter? Seeing the smug look on his face, I glared at him. It took a few moments but finally the fight went out of him. Leaning forward in his chair, he took my hand.
“I’m just worried about you. Every time you let the darkness in you take one more step down a path for which we have no map. I know why you’ve insisted on staying here but I want you to think about something. The night of your mother’s accident you were badly hurt. You can’t be sure what you heard or saw. This life, it’s not good for you. Maybe if you had a shield-”
The ringing of his cell phone stopped him from continuing. Giving me a look that suggested he was just getting started, he wiped his hands on a towel and walked into the rear of the house.
Chapter 10
"The higher the jump, the farther the fall."
-Father Henry
Boy was he going to be pissed when he realized I’d skipped out mid-lecture. Not that it was anything new; this particular lecture or my running from it. I tried to blow off his comments but he was right on one thing: no way would I be given any type of consideration because I was born without a shield.
My lack of a shield is what started all of this: my parents fleeing the security of the Guardians, my father’s death, mom’s accident and finally the deal I made. The fact is if I’d been born like every other Guardian, none of this would have happened. A shield is the most basic form of protection a Guardian has. Without one, it makes the Guardian vulnerable to a Demon’s power.
The Guardians believe that taking in a Demon’s power or darkness changes them. They’re right; I’m living proof of it and if they ever found out I’d be lucky to get life in a Guardian prison. Which is something I want to avoid at all costs; I look horrible in orange jumpsuits.
Staying in Vegas had turned out to be both a blessing and a curse. It was an unspoken agreement between the Demons and
“Peaches wants her eliminated.” I said after swallowing my bite of apple.
He didn’t say anything in response, not that he needed to. I could see the mixture of disappointment and anger in his eyes as he set the toast in front of me. Automatically I went on the defensive.
“What would you have me do, go back on the agreement? You know what she would do to me, to all of us. There are consequences if I break the contract with Peaches, trust me when I say death would be a blessing.”
“Then we leave. We tell the others the truth and leave town.”
“Fine, go. I’d like to see you try to convince Jenny to leave her dad or Ace and Shooter to leave any of us.” I said angrily, “But I’m not leaving, not until I kill the Demon who hurt mom.”
“Don’t you think if there was a Demon here with that amount of power it would have already removed Peaches from the throne? You’re an underage and untrained Guardian without a shield. There is no way you’re going to beat a Demon that strong. Allie, you know you wouldn’t survive. Or is that why you’re taking in the darkness again? Are you trying to find another way of beating it?”
I’d hoped he wouldn’t pick up on the darkness. Not wanting to talk about my recent screw up, I took a bite of toast, enjoying the warm peanut butter melting on my tongue.
“You think I wouldn’t notice? Allie, you’ve got to stop. Your lack of a shield is no excuse, nor would to be if The Council found out. You should be trying to find a way to block the darkness, not give it an all-access pass to your soul.”
Irritated, I tried to defend myself but found I was unable to unstick my tongue from the roof of my mouth. Really? I was being silenced by peanut butter? Seeing the smug look on his face, I glared at him. It took a few moments but finally the fight went out of him. Leaning forward in his chair, he took my hand.
“I’m just worried about you. Every time you let the darkness in you take one more step down a path for which we have no map. I know why you’ve insisted on staying here but I want you to think about something. The night of your mother’s accident you were badly hurt. You can’t be sure what you heard or saw. This life, it’s not good for you. Maybe if you had a shield-”
The ringing of his cell phone stopped him from continuing. Giving me a look that suggested he was just getting started, he wiped his hands on a towel and walked into the rear of the house.
Chapter 10
"The higher the jump, the farther the fall."
-Father Henry
Boy was he going to be pissed when he realized I’d skipped out mid-lecture. Not that it was anything new; this particular lecture or my running from it. I tried to blow off his comments but he was right on one thing: no way would I be given any type of consideration because I was born without a shield.
My lack of a shield is what started all of this: my parents fleeing the security of the Guardians, my father’s death, mom’s accident and finally the deal I made. The fact is if I’d been born like every other Guardian, none of this would have happened. A shield is the most basic form of protection a Guardian has. Without one, it makes the Guardian vulnerable to a Demon’s power.
The Guardians believe that taking in a Demon’s power or darkness changes them. They’re right; I’m living proof of it and if they ever found out I’d be lucky to get life in a Guardian prison. Which is something I want to avoid at all costs; I look horrible in orange jumpsuits.
Staying in Vegas had turned out to be both a blessing and a curse. It was an unspoken agreement between the Demons and
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