Army of Stone: An Urban Fantasy Novel (Fallen Angel Book 2) by Leo Romero

Author:Leo Romero [Romero, Leo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-01T05:00:00+00:00

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I don’t know how Erasmus got in contact with Nigella because the old bastard went out the back to the vestry where he probably kept his crystal ball. He told us to wait here while he spoke with her. I found it interesting that he had a direct link to her. Did he have one to the other three? Whatever, that didn’t concern me right then. I only needed to speak to one of them, not all four. We waited out in the church with all the other necromancers, who kept their beady eyes on us.

“What are we gonna do if Nigella won’t meet us?” asked Aurora.

“We think of something else.”

“Like what?”

I shrugged. “Look for Crazy Number Two? I mean we only need one out of four to meet us.”

Erasmus reentered the church and all heads turned his way. The atmosphere thickened with tension.

“The moment of truth,” I said with a deep breath.

Erasmus sucked in a big breath of his own and approached us, a grave look etched into his face. He stopped ahead of us, the other necromancers huddling in around him.

“Well?” I asked. I didn’t like prolonged delays.

“I have made contact with Nigella.”

“And?”

He closed his eyes briefly. “She has agreed to an audience.”

I let out a relieved breath. I met Aurora’s stare. She smiled. I returned that grin.

“I wouldn’t be so happy if I were you, fallen angel,” Erasmus said.

I faced him. “Wha—”

“Nigella doesn’t suffer fools lightly.”

“And I’m no fool.” I thought about what I’d just stated. “All right, maybe just a bit. Okay a lot.”

“What I mean to say is, she is wily. Clever. Cleverer than you’ll ever be. You cannot outsmart her, cannot fool her. If anything, she will wrap you around her little finger. I’m warning you, fallen angel, be on your guard. Not that I care for your kind, but even I have some semblance of a heart beating somewhere in my blackened and decrepit body. Ask of her what you will and leave. That is the best advice I can give you.”

I gave him a nod. “Thanks. I think.”

“This is her location.” He handed me a folded piece of paper. “Memorize it, then destroy it.”

I unfolded the paper and read what was scrawled on there. I rolled my eyes. Quelle surprise. I scrunched up the paper and got my light magic going. The heat burned the scrap of paper into nothing. I opened up my hand, ashes falling to the floor. “Thanks,” I said to Erasmus.

Erasmus gave me a stern nod and turned his attention to Zane. “And you,” Erasmus said, pointing at Zane.

Zane gulped.

“I cannot let lie what you have done here tonight. You have brought shame unto the Black Scepter and so I have no choice but to revoke your membership.”

Zane gasped.

“Now hand over your member’s card.”

Zane shook his head. “But, master. I-I—”

“There are no buts, Zane. It is a heavy offense to bring an angel into our midst. I mean, an angel from the Angel Guild? What on earth were you thinking, boy?”

“He needed my help.

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