Avoidables Angels by Rachel Medhurst

Author:Rachel Medhurst
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: angels, young adult, dragons, futuristic, dystopian
Publisher: Rachel Medhurst

Chapter Thirteen

‘What the hell happened last night?’ William grabbed my arm, yanked me into his office and shut the door behind me.

We were alone. A young lad had just left. I swallowed, my eyes stretching open when he slung off his jacket, undid the buttons on his shirt and ripped it off.

‘William, I’m not sure…’

I stopped speaking when he bent forward. He grunted as his shoulder blades moved and the skin broke open. White feathered wings burst from his back, sending the paperwork on the desk flying when he stretched them.

‘What are you doing?’ I hissed, crouching to the floor and gathering the papers.

He moaned again as he rolled his shoulders. The wings took up most of the office. If the lad came in now, he would-

The knock on the door made us both freeze.

‘One moment,’ William called. ‘I couldn’t help it,’ he said to me. ‘They kept pushing against my back as if they needed to be released.’

I picked up his shirt and jacket as he closed his eyes. ‘I can’t pull them back in!’ he exclaimed.

The lead angel had never looked so flustered before.

‘It’s okay. Keep calm and concentrate,’ I whispered, putting a hand on his bare arm.

His masculine form was impressive. He held himself differently to the other Perfects. Not only was he powerful, he was graceful, too.

Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes. His wings started to shudder as they were pulled back into his shoulder blades.

The knock on the door sounded again. Was it the lad? Or someone else?

‘Here.’ I shoved his clothes at him.

He nodded his thanks as he pulled them on, doing up the buttons quickly. Moving the interview chair back to where it had been, I sat down as William opened the door.

‘Sorry, Jason,’ William said as the young lad came in.

He eyed us both, frowning as he made his way to a seat in the corner of the room. Was William training him? He was too young to be an official.

‘Melissa, this is Jason.’ William introduced us.

I hid the shock behind a greeting. Jason smiled crookedly. He was only a teenager. How could he be the one to save the city?

‘Did I interrupt something?’ He glanced between us.

I didn’t allow his words to embarrass me. Neither did William. He chuckled as he lowered himself into his chair, refusing to elaborate. Instead, he opened a file and pretended to read my papers.

‘Melissa, it says here that you’ve worked at the social services department for five years while studying.’ William was very business-like. It was odd to see him so formal in front of the Perfects.

‘There’s a social services department?’ Jason said.

My mouth moved as I tried to stifle a smile. He was our boy. The light in his eyes flared when he looked at me. Recognition, maybe? Deep deep down?

‘I can’t believe that. No one cares what happens to…anyone. Unless it’s the test department. Did you work there?’ Jason finished.

William’s mouth gaped slightly. Not enough for Jason to notice but I knew the man well.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.