Angel of Mercy by Shannon Dermott

Author:Shannon Dermott
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: Wicked Truth
Published: 2013-07-01T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty Five

My white knuckle grip on the arm rest should have been word enough of my state of mind. But no one really paid attention to me. Who would think that a girl my age would have never flown before? Apparently no one. Everyone in the plane with me was rich except for Maggie and Doug. Still most marveled at the interior of the private plane we were on. Sure, some of them had flown first class, I gathered from snatches of conversation. But apparently they weren’t quite rich enough to have a private plane in their arsenal. Flynn’s dad was rolling in the dough more than I thought. He and Luke looked nonchalant about the extravagance.

I took a moment to try and calm my nerves. The ride over to the airport, I’d been fine. I hadn’t really given it much thought. Maybe that was because we’d spotted hunters parked down the street from our house, watching and waiting.

David had used that as another good excuse for our trip. “They won’t be able to follow them from the private air strip.” He told my mom. He’d meant that he was sure they didn’t have enough clout to arrange for their own private plane. And additionally, how could they know which airport we were leaving from. This area was a hub for airports, three main and several small private ones. Just because they saw us packing luggage in a car didn’t mean they could anticipate if it was a road trip or a plane journey we were headed on.

Mom looked grim and I suddenly didn’t want to leave her. Her expression was dark and I felt really bad where our relationship stood. I loved my mom. Yes, she’d kept things from me. Still, that wasn’t a reason not to love her and I certainly didn’t want her in danger.

With that the attack of the demons, she however was all but ready to send me somewhere else to live permanently.

“Mercy,” Luke said, bringing me back to the present. “Nervous?” He looked down at my grip on the arm rest.

It would be easy and less embarrassing to lie. “I’ve never flown before.”

His expression changed to shock which I was expecting. Then it morphed quickly into sympathy. He placed his hand atop mine. “Don’t worry. It will be fine,” he said.

And I wanted to believe him until the thick clouds that covered the sky seemed to darken. The gray day turned black as night and rain pebbled against the plane. I looked out the tiny window. Flashes of lighting marred the perfect darkness. I gripped the armrest so hard my hand throbbed.

A long arm snaked out and drew down the shade. “Focus on me,” he said.

Breathing, I did just that. I took in Luke’s caring eyes. His tenderness towards me was calming. His expression hadn’t held any of the darkness I’d seen every now and then. I loosened my grip and flipped my hand. He took it in his. As his mouth turned up into a smile, he leaned over and grazed his lips over mine.

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