Angelfire: A Young Adult Fantasy (Dark Angel Saga Book 1) by Hanna Peach

Author:Hanna Peach [Peach, Hanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gypsy Publishing
Published: 2014-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

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Later while Israel slept, Alyx pinned a large map of Saint Joseph on a wall of one of the theater dressing rooms. She picked up the top paper from the stack of newspapers on one of the tables. “Museum robbery: meteorite stolen” was splashed across the front cover. She opened up the first page.

Alyx spent the next few hours scanning the papers for news stories on recent deaths, missing persons or increased crime sprees. She dotted the map of Saint Joseph with little pins, hoping to discern some kind of pattern.

She was studying the map when she heard Israel enter the room. “What are you doing?” he asked, his voice rough from sleep.

“I think there’s a den here and here.” Alyx ran her finger around two sections of an area of Saint Joseph called the Valley.

He stood next to her and studied the map. “So we check it out tonight?”

Alyx dropped to the ground and swept her leg out, knocking his feet out from under him. He landed on his back, letting out a groan. “Jesus, what the hell was that for?”

“I’m making a point,” said Alyx, standing over him. “You’re not even close to being ready.”

“But I never expected you to just knock me over like that.”

“And you think the Darkened are going to warn you before they attack? What was lesson number seven? Expect the unexpected. Period.”

Alyx put her hand out to help him up. When Israel clasped her hand, she saw the wicked little gleam in his eyes too late. He yanked her down on top of him. “Lesson number two. Never let your guard down.”

She sent a curt elbow into his side and he flinched, letting her go. “Lesson number nine. Always cover your weak spots.”

She rolled off him but he was too quick. He rolled after her and managed to get on top of her, pinning her down. “Lesson number six…” His voice trailed off as he stared down at her. She became aware of his body along hers as he hung over her, covering her so completely. “…um, what…what was lesson number six again?”

She took a sharp inhale of breath and her stomach clenched. Why couldn’t she look away? What was this fire in her belly? What were all these uncontrollable feelings? A wave of fear rose up, washing over everything else. “Israel, you’re crushing me.”

“Oh. Sorry.” He rolled off her. Alyx felt a release, like she could breathe again. At the same time there was a strange sense of loss, like a part of her had stopped breathing. They lay there side by side, not touching, staring at the ceiling.

“So,” Israel said. “More practice, huh?”

Alyx cleared her throat, trying to smooth out the lump that had appeared there. “Yeah.”

He sighed. “Thought so.”

“Remember when you appeared in my room that night?”

“You mean, when you appeared in my room?”

“My room, your room. Tell me what you were doing before. Exactly, step by step.”

“I had just gotten into bed. I was thinking about you…”

Thinking about me? Her belly fluttered.

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