Read Online Gideon's Promise (Sons of Judgment Book 2) by Airicka Phoenix, Morgana Phoenix - Free Book Online

“As do I, but he’s the only one they’ll talk to.”
    “That’s because he’s scary as all shit,” Gideon said simply. “I wonder if he got that from the same sale I got my ego from...”
    He grinned at his mother’s scowl.
    “I suppose there’s nothing for us to do now but—”
    The door to the diner flew open with a resounding bang that rattled the windows and sent a squeal out of Imogen. But that was nothing compared to the three hulking figures that barged into the room, swords glinting in the dull light.
    “Fabulous!” Gideon set aside his drink and rose to his feet. “Company.”
    “Riley, take Imogen—” There was no time for Octavian to finish.
    The three by the door lunged.
    Gideon had no idea what they were, but they were fast. He barely had time to grab the chair he’d been sitting on and use it as a shield when the sword came whooshing down for his head. The blade struck the wood and stuck.
    Using the momentum, Gideon jerked, wrenching the weapon from the creature’s grasp. Going through the motion, he twisted his body and landed a solid kick to the thing’s chest. The force sent it staggering back just far enough to give Gideon a second to detach the sword from the chair and slam the hilt between the creature’s eyes.
    Disorientated, the creature wasn’t fast enough to see Gideon swoop down and kick its legs out from under him. He struck the ground with a force that shook the floorboards. Gideon straddled him, sword raised high and aimed for its chest.
    “Gideon!”
    Riley’s scream of panic had him faltering, had him spinning around just in time to see another creature right up against his back, dagger poised to strike. His heart took a split second to slam into his chest, but that was all.
    His calves were grabbed by the creature at his feet and he was sent sprawling to the ground. The sword went spinning out of his grasp. The wind left his lungs. But he couldn’t let that stop him as he flipped onto his back, just in time to kick the creature holding his leg in the face. It was also just in time to watch as Riley took a running leap and latched herself onto the back of the one standing over him.
    “Riley!” His terror washed through him even as he struggled to get to his feet, to get to her before she was killed.
    Across the room, Octavian took a blow to the back when he whipped around. He went down on his knees. But their father was there, tackling the creature back before it could sink the blade he was wielding into Octavian’s back.
    Breathing hard, Gideon rolled away from the creature on the ground and lunged to his feet. The creature did the same, blocking him from getting to Riley.
    He blocked the first fist flying for his head. The second one caught him in the ribs. He went down on one knee, clutching at the crippling pain spiking through his entire body. No amount of struggling to breath brought enough air to ward off the black splotches invading his vision. Even when every muscle screamed for him to get up, to get to Riley. He couldn’t move.
    Shaking, he crumpled backward so all he could see was the rafters overhead and the creature’s leering face as he moved to stand over Gideon.
    I’m going to die.
    His vision swam. He tried to fight it back, tried to remain conscious, tried to find feeling in his limbs. But everything was hazy, and yet bright. It hurt.
    Then there was a scream, high and deafening, harsh and cruel. It spiked through the cavity of his brain, jarring pain down the column of his spine. The figure above him lurched back, hands clamped over his enormous ears.
    Imogen. Was she screaming for him? Was he about to die?
    Gideon tried to roll over when a spike of light shot through the air, impaling the creature dead center. Blood spewed from the wound, bathing Gideon where he lay. The thing slumped out of sight. Then there was a face over him. An angel. Beautiful blue eyes peered down into his face, wide with panic. Red lips moved, forming words he