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nice to know you thought so highly of him—”
“No, Mitch. I mean a real angel, as in heavenly being.”
Mitch choked on his coffee, staring at her in disbelief. “What?”
“Olivia fell in love with her guardian angel,” Ashley repeated. “I know you don’t believe in this stuff, but just hear me out. Before she met Liam, Olivia was in a really bad relationship. She was dating a guy named Max, and he was a total maniac—like boil your bunny on a stove crazy. What she didn’t know was that he was a fallen angel sent here to kill her.”
A shiver racked her spine at the memory of the hell Max had put them all through, but she wasn’t going to get into that—not now. Some things were just too painful to talk about. “Liam came here to win Olivia’s heart away from Max. He knew she was in danger, but there was only so much he could do to help her because of her free will. She thought she loved Max…”
Mitch stared at her in utter disbelief. His coffee cup suspended in the air as he sat, frozen in shock. Shit, this sucked. For the second time in less than twenty-four hours, the rug had been jerked out from under the poor guy. Obviously, he was hurt that Olivia hadn’t told him about all of this herself. Right about now, he was probably wondering if he ever really knew her at all.
“And…?” Mitch finally said, encouraging Ashley to continue with the “Come on, spit it out” roll of his hand.
“And when Liam showed up, Max went ballistic. If it wasn’t for Liam, he would have killed her—he almost did.”
Mitch stared at her, looking a bit dumbstruck. He opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. He tried again. “You’re shitting me, right? I mean, with all this angel and demon stuff—”
“I’m sorry, Mitch. It’s the truth.”
He paused for a moment, seeming to consider what she was telling him. “Okay, so let’s say what you’re telling me is really true, why would this Max possibly want to do that?”
“Because that’s what he was sent here to do. Liam loved her so much, he was willing to give up his wings to stay with her, but Olivia wouldn’t let him. She knew she had to let him go, even though it broke her heart to do it.” Ashley paused, giving him a chance to digest it all. “Mitch, whether you believe it or not, there’s a whole other world around us that is infinitely more complicated than what you or I can possibly imagine. And, Olivia is special… She can actually see into that dimension. That’s why Max was sent to kill her.”
“All right, Ashley, I’m trying to follow you here, I really am. But you lost me back on ‘Olivia fell in love with an angel.’ I’m sorry, but this is just a lot to take in.” Mitch was gripping his coffee cup so tightly, his knuckles blanched white.
Fearing he’d shatter the cup, she reached over and took it from his reluctant grasp. “I’m telling you that Olivia can see angels and demons,” Ashley said bluntly, watching Mitch for a sign that any of this was sinking in. “I know your first reaction is to think I’m crazy. At first, I didn’t even believe it myself, but it’s true.”
“So…what happened after Liam left? Is she still seeing him or what?” Jealousy sharpened the edge of his voice. She supposed it was a normal reaction, considering the circumstances. It couldn’t be easy, finding out your fiancée was in love with an angel—kinda hard to compete with that.
“No. Not that I know of. He’s still her guardian, but she can’t see him. He’s blocked her sight. It would have been too hard on her otherwise. The angelic can do that—block her, I mean—but demons can’t. That’s why Max tried to kill her, because she’s a threat to them. They can’t hide from her.”
“What do you mean she’s a threat to them? Do you think they took her?”
Ashley shook her head. “Liam wouldn’t allow it. But I do think he came back. I can’t figure out any other reason she’d leave on her
“No, Mitch. I mean a real angel, as in heavenly being.”
Mitch choked on his coffee, staring at her in disbelief. “What?”
“Olivia fell in love with her guardian angel,” Ashley repeated. “I know you don’t believe in this stuff, but just hear me out. Before she met Liam, Olivia was in a really bad relationship. She was dating a guy named Max, and he was a total maniac—like boil your bunny on a stove crazy. What she didn’t know was that he was a fallen angel sent here to kill her.”
A shiver racked her spine at the memory of the hell Max had put them all through, but she wasn’t going to get into that—not now. Some things were just too painful to talk about. “Liam came here to win Olivia’s heart away from Max. He knew she was in danger, but there was only so much he could do to help her because of her free will. She thought she loved Max…”
Mitch stared at her in utter disbelief. His coffee cup suspended in the air as he sat, frozen in shock. Shit, this sucked. For the second time in less than twenty-four hours, the rug had been jerked out from under the poor guy. Obviously, he was hurt that Olivia hadn’t told him about all of this herself. Right about now, he was probably wondering if he ever really knew her at all.
“And…?” Mitch finally said, encouraging Ashley to continue with the “Come on, spit it out” roll of his hand.
“And when Liam showed up, Max went ballistic. If it wasn’t for Liam, he would have killed her—he almost did.”
Mitch stared at her, looking a bit dumbstruck. He opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. He tried again. “You’re shitting me, right? I mean, with all this angel and demon stuff—”
“I’m sorry, Mitch. It’s the truth.”
He paused for a moment, seeming to consider what she was telling him. “Okay, so let’s say what you’re telling me is really true, why would this Max possibly want to do that?”
“Because that’s what he was sent here to do. Liam loved her so much, he was willing to give up his wings to stay with her, but Olivia wouldn’t let him. She knew she had to let him go, even though it broke her heart to do it.” Ashley paused, giving him a chance to digest it all. “Mitch, whether you believe it or not, there’s a whole other world around us that is infinitely more complicated than what you or I can possibly imagine. And, Olivia is special… She can actually see into that dimension. That’s why Max was sent to kill her.”
“All right, Ashley, I’m trying to follow you here, I really am. But you lost me back on ‘Olivia fell in love with an angel.’ I’m sorry, but this is just a lot to take in.” Mitch was gripping his coffee cup so tightly, his knuckles blanched white.
Fearing he’d shatter the cup, she reached over and took it from his reluctant grasp. “I’m telling you that Olivia can see angels and demons,” Ashley said bluntly, watching Mitch for a sign that any of this was sinking in. “I know your first reaction is to think I’m crazy. At first, I didn’t even believe it myself, but it’s true.”
“So…what happened after Liam left? Is she still seeing him or what?” Jealousy sharpened the edge of his voice. She supposed it was a normal reaction, considering the circumstances. It couldn’t be easy, finding out your fiancée was in love with an angel—kinda hard to compete with that.
“No. Not that I know of. He’s still her guardian, but she can’t see him. He’s blocked her sight. It would have been too hard on her otherwise. The angelic can do that—block her, I mean—but demons can’t. That’s why Max tried to kill her, because she’s a threat to them. They can’t hide from her.”
“What do you mean she’s a threat to them? Do you think they took her?”
Ashley shook her head. “Liam wouldn’t allow it. But I do think he came back. I can’t figure out any other reason she’d leave on her
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