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love him so much,” I breathed against Luke’s
chest. “I didn’t stop you because I can’t stop you. I can’t use too
much power or my archangel will find me. If he finds me, he’ll stop
me. And if he stops me, I may never see Cole again.”
Luke released me. I looked up, meeting his
eyes this time. They were just eyes, no threat to penetrate my
mind. A few moments passed in silence, then we both returned to our
seats. Not wanting to seem afraid, I broke the silence. “I’ve
answered your question, now tell me what Typhon said.”
Luke sipped his latte and leaned closer. “My
master didn’t believe me at first. He sent a messenger spirit to
confirm the information, which is why I didn’t get back to you
sooner. The boss was beyond pissed when the spirit returned and
confirmed everything you’d said was true. Limos is hiding, and my
master is forming a small army to bring him in. You must have a
horseshoe up your ass, Angel, because my boss didn’t want anything
from you. The information you gave was enough. You’re free to get
back to whatever it is you do.”
“But what about Cole? What will happen to
him?”
“He’ll be just fine, unless”—Luke’s brows
furrowed—“he’s killed while the dark army is retrieving him.”
I swallowed hard. “But Limos has an army of
his own. He’ll fight back! What if he—”
“If Cole dies then it’s your fault,
now isn’t it?”
The way he said that made my chest tighten.
I slumped in the chair, staring at the table. There had to be
another way! Even though I knew Typhon was stronger than Limos,
that didn’t guarantee Cole would make it out alive. There was only
one thing that did, but since I didn’t trust Limos—or any demon for
that matter—I wasn’t one hundred percent sure that would even
work.
“What is it? What are you thinking about?”
Luke asked. “You should be happy with the results of this, with no
penalty to you.”
“No penalty?” I exclaimed. “You have no idea
the price I’ve paid to be with Cole. You cannot begin to grasp what
I will do to get him back!” I stood up, looking down at Luke.
“Thanks for what you’ve done to help. I’ll take it from here.”
As I turned to leave, Luke grabbed my arm.
“Wait.”
I made eye contact with one of the college
guys (not the angel). He quickly returned his attention to the book
in his hand. His guardian sat across from him and was also reading
something. I’d been so blinded by desperation and anger, I’d
forgotten all about others being present in this coffee shop. I
took a deep breath and turned around to face Luke. “What do you
want? We’ve put on enough of a show for these people .”
Without a word, he wrapped his arm through
mine and started walking. Not wanting to make more of a scene, I
went along with him. As we exited Cliff’s Kona’s he said, “What are
you going to do? I want in on it.”
7
CAITLYN WAS GETTING DRESSED when I returned
to her. While she’d been under Corrine’s guard, she’d managed to
not only talk to Jack, but to also arrange to meet with him. Since
tonight was the night I’d agreed to leave Caitlyn unguarded, Moros
must have been ecstatic. Morton was gone and Grote still hadn’t
shown up, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t be around later. Saber
was my only hope tonight. I’d been working on a way to explain why
I needed to leave for an hour. But so far, I hadn’t come up with
anything.
I decided to stay invisible since Caitlyn
probably wouldn’t want me coming with her anyway—plus I needed to
talk to Saber. I followed behind her as she pulled up to Eat, a
popular restaurant with a Latin-American theme. Caitlyn glanced in
the mirror on the back of the visor, then got out of the car. I
could sense her nerves racing as she headed toward the entrance. A
water fountain trickled beyond a few of the outdoor benches. A few
light fixtures hung from an overhead lattice covered with
bougainvillea sprouting bright pink
chest. “I didn’t stop you because I can’t stop you. I can’t use too
much power or my archangel will find me. If he finds me, he’ll stop
me. And if he stops me, I may never see Cole again.”
Luke released me. I looked up, meeting his
eyes this time. They were just eyes, no threat to penetrate my
mind. A few moments passed in silence, then we both returned to our
seats. Not wanting to seem afraid, I broke the silence. “I’ve
answered your question, now tell me what Typhon said.”
Luke sipped his latte and leaned closer. “My
master didn’t believe me at first. He sent a messenger spirit to
confirm the information, which is why I didn’t get back to you
sooner. The boss was beyond pissed when the spirit returned and
confirmed everything you’d said was true. Limos is hiding, and my
master is forming a small army to bring him in. You must have a
horseshoe up your ass, Angel, because my boss didn’t want anything
from you. The information you gave was enough. You’re free to get
back to whatever it is you do.”
“But what about Cole? What will happen to
him?”
“He’ll be just fine, unless”—Luke’s brows
furrowed—“he’s killed while the dark army is retrieving him.”
I swallowed hard. “But Limos has an army of
his own. He’ll fight back! What if he—”
“If Cole dies then it’s your fault,
now isn’t it?”
The way he said that made my chest tighten.
I slumped in the chair, staring at the table. There had to be
another way! Even though I knew Typhon was stronger than Limos,
that didn’t guarantee Cole would make it out alive. There was only
one thing that did, but since I didn’t trust Limos—or any demon for
that matter—I wasn’t one hundred percent sure that would even
work.
“What is it? What are you thinking about?”
Luke asked. “You should be happy with the results of this, with no
penalty to you.”
“No penalty?” I exclaimed. “You have no idea
the price I’ve paid to be with Cole. You cannot begin to grasp what
I will do to get him back!” I stood up, looking down at Luke.
“Thanks for what you’ve done to help. I’ll take it from here.”
As I turned to leave, Luke grabbed my arm.
“Wait.”
I made eye contact with one of the college
guys (not the angel). He quickly returned his attention to the book
in his hand. His guardian sat across from him and was also reading
something. I’d been so blinded by desperation and anger, I’d
forgotten all about others being present in this coffee shop. I
took a deep breath and turned around to face Luke. “What do you
want? We’ve put on enough of a show for these people .”
Without a word, he wrapped his arm through
mine and started walking. Not wanting to make more of a scene, I
went along with him. As we exited Cliff’s Kona’s he said, “What are
you going to do? I want in on it.”
7
CAITLYN WAS GETTING DRESSED when I returned
to her. While she’d been under Corrine’s guard, she’d managed to
not only talk to Jack, but to also arrange to meet with him. Since
tonight was the night I’d agreed to leave Caitlyn unguarded, Moros
must have been ecstatic. Morton was gone and Grote still hadn’t
shown up, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t be around later. Saber
was my only hope tonight. I’d been working on a way to explain why
I needed to leave for an hour. But so far, I hadn’t come up with
anything.
I decided to stay invisible since Caitlyn
probably wouldn’t want me coming with her anyway—plus I needed to
talk to Saber. I followed behind her as she pulled up to Eat, a
popular restaurant with a Latin-American theme. Caitlyn glanced in
the mirror on the back of the visor, then got out of the car. I
could sense her nerves racing as she headed toward the entrance. A
water fountain trickled beyond a few of the outdoor benches. A few
light fixtures hung from an overhead lattice covered with
bougainvillea sprouting bright pink
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