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would allow no association of his name with those two. “We are the Watchers, those who chose to fall. But we were deceived by Lucifer and have remained in shame ever since.”
Faith appeared stunned for a moment, obviously having never heard of the Grigori. “Do the Principals know of you?” she asked with a measure of caution, speaking of the sector of angels whose sole purpose was to rule over those like herself—the vampires, the werewolves, and the like.
“I would assume they have not forgotten our presence,” he replied. “But we have little to do with those created by Lucifer's followers. I could not say who is even still among that rank.”
Bale brushed her hair from her face.
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“So it really happened,” she whispered. “The demons.” As she struggled with the edge of her shirt, Bale let his hip slide to the mattress, keeping her pinned under his thigh. Faith raised the edge of the T-shirt, revealing a smooth abdomen. “The wound.”
He traced a finger over the soft expanse of skin, watching with deep satisfaction as the muscles rippled at his touch. “Yeah.”
“Shit!” Faith exclaimed as she attempted to wiggle out from under his thigh. “Hope.
Where is she? Where is my sister?”
Bale framed her face gently with his hands. “Shh,” he murmured softly. He caressed her lips with his own and felt her go pliant beneath him. “She had a broken wrist, but Arak was able to fix it. He put her in a healing sleep so she would not worry about you, and was on his way to wake her just before I entered the room. I suspect that any moment now, there will be a knock on the door.”
Faith gave a sigh of relief. “Truly, she is okay?”
“Yes. She escaped the Alu in a hell of a lot better shape than you did, baby. What the hell did you two think you were doing?” he asked, his voice holding a trace of the rage he'd felt when he'd watched helplessly as the demon stabbed her.
A flash of anger sparked in her eyes. “We were hunting a Lilu demon responsible for the deaths of five women. He has been sneaking into their homes and killing them in their beds. The police are useless. They are looking for a killer that does not exist.”
Bale rolled to his side, keeping Faith locked tight in his arms. “And you are doing this why?” he asked quietly, his eyes searching hers. He didn't like the fact that she had placed herself in danger. And it wasn't because she was female. He had willingly fought at Penny's side on many an occasion. Female warriors were not uncommon among the angels. But this female Bale had a strange urge to wrap in cotton and hide away.
“Ten years ago, our mother was murdered by one of those sick bastards. Our father had already returned us to his nest, and she had been alone. The demon had played with her before he killed her, feeding off her for hours before he drained her.” Faith tried to break away from Bale, but he refused to release her. She wiped away frustrated, angry tears with the back of her hand.
“I won't sit back and let more women die. Not without trying to stop him.”
Bale kissed both of her eyelids tenderly and held her as she trembled against him. “Let me take care of the demon. Right now there is more going on than just one Lilu demon, and I want you to stay out of it.”
Faith leaned back, looking up at him. She looked like she considered telling him what he could do with his wants, but a knock on the door had her snapping her jaw shut.
Bale released her quickly, rolling off the bed and landing on his feet gracefully. He tucked his flaccid cock back into his leathers and quickly laced them shut. Then he grasped the edge of the comforter and tugged it back as he said softly, “Under the covers with you.”
She peered up at him, though it was as if she was not really seeing him and was instead lost in thought. He watched an array of emotions flitter across her face and might have poked at what he saw if she hadn't begun to tremble from
Faith appeared stunned for a moment, obviously having never heard of the Grigori. “Do the Principals know of you?” she asked with a measure of caution, speaking of the sector of angels whose sole purpose was to rule over those like herself—the vampires, the werewolves, and the like.
“I would assume they have not forgotten our presence,” he replied. “But we have little to do with those created by Lucifer's followers. I could not say who is even still among that rank.”
Bale brushed her hair from her face.
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“So it really happened,” she whispered. “The demons.” As she struggled with the edge of her shirt, Bale let his hip slide to the mattress, keeping her pinned under his thigh. Faith raised the edge of the T-shirt, revealing a smooth abdomen. “The wound.”
He traced a finger over the soft expanse of skin, watching with deep satisfaction as the muscles rippled at his touch. “Yeah.”
“Shit!” Faith exclaimed as she attempted to wiggle out from under his thigh. “Hope.
Where is she? Where is my sister?”
Bale framed her face gently with his hands. “Shh,” he murmured softly. He caressed her lips with his own and felt her go pliant beneath him. “She had a broken wrist, but Arak was able to fix it. He put her in a healing sleep so she would not worry about you, and was on his way to wake her just before I entered the room. I suspect that any moment now, there will be a knock on the door.”
Faith gave a sigh of relief. “Truly, she is okay?”
“Yes. She escaped the Alu in a hell of a lot better shape than you did, baby. What the hell did you two think you were doing?” he asked, his voice holding a trace of the rage he'd felt when he'd watched helplessly as the demon stabbed her.
A flash of anger sparked in her eyes. “We were hunting a Lilu demon responsible for the deaths of five women. He has been sneaking into their homes and killing them in their beds. The police are useless. They are looking for a killer that does not exist.”
Bale rolled to his side, keeping Faith locked tight in his arms. “And you are doing this why?” he asked quietly, his eyes searching hers. He didn't like the fact that she had placed herself in danger. And it wasn't because she was female. He had willingly fought at Penny's side on many an occasion. Female warriors were not uncommon among the angels. But this female Bale had a strange urge to wrap in cotton and hide away.
“Ten years ago, our mother was murdered by one of those sick bastards. Our father had already returned us to his nest, and she had been alone. The demon had played with her before he killed her, feeding off her for hours before he drained her.” Faith tried to break away from Bale, but he refused to release her. She wiped away frustrated, angry tears with the back of her hand.
“I won't sit back and let more women die. Not without trying to stop him.”
Bale kissed both of her eyelids tenderly and held her as she trembled against him. “Let me take care of the demon. Right now there is more going on than just one Lilu demon, and I want you to stay out of it.”
Faith leaned back, looking up at him. She looked like she considered telling him what he could do with his wants, but a knock on the door had her snapping her jaw shut.
Bale released her quickly, rolling off the bed and landing on his feet gracefully. He tucked his flaccid cock back into his leathers and quickly laced them shut. Then he grasped the edge of the comforter and tugged it back as he said softly, “Under the covers with you.”
She peered up at him, though it was as if she was not really seeing him and was instead lost in thought. He watched an array of emotions flitter across her face and might have poked at what he saw if she hadn't begun to tremble from
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