Azriel (An MM Angel Nephilim Romance): (The Fallen) by Julie Mannino

Author:Julie Mannino [Mannino, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

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Azriel had cleaned himself up the best he could and put some balm on his bruises, but he couldn’t do anything about his broken ribs except wrap them. That didn’t help much either, and he almost considered using some of his energy to at least heal those.

Then he imagined not being able to leave the border because he didn’t have enough energy. He’d have to return through the Wraithlands…no, it had to be now. He couldn’t go back. The human world frightened him, but Unvern scared him more. And besides him, there were others who were far worse.

Azriel wrapped one arm around himself as he walked. His pack didn’t have much in it, and the light orb he carried swung slightly on its chain. He’d seen the Wraithlands beyond the barrier before, but he’d never gone in. The place was far scarier to him at night even though he knew the wraiths wouldn’t dare come near the light.

He’d already been walking for hours, and the pain was so bad, he almost wanted to lay down on the ground and not move ever again, but he forced himself to keep going.

A dark shape moved in the fog ahead, and he froze. A wraith. He could feel it watching him and hungering for his energy and life, but it wouldn’t get close since he had the light. He’d only seen them from afar because Red had taken him to the barrier before.

For a moment, the other scars in his head that wouldn’t heal hurt so much, he considered putting out the orb and letting the wraith have him. It would hurt, and imagining it made his wings tremble. At least, he wouldn’t have to remember anymore, right? He was too much of a coward to kill himself, so he could let the wraith do it.

But he didn’t know what came after, especially for one so dirty, and it might be worse than life. He kept the orb on, and the dark shape finally glided away since it couldn’t have him.

Flying would attract lightning here, and he wouldn’t get far so he had no choice but to keep going. He kept walking for hours through the next day and into the next night. He had to go to the far corner and hope to avoid patrols. If the demons got ahold of him…

When he finally exited through the barrier, he almost wanted to run back in. He'd never been on the demon’s side of the realm before, and he kept expecting a bunch to appear out of nowhere and attack him. They’d likely take him alive and torture him for information. They wouldn’t care what had happened to him because he was the enemy and a piece of filth in their eyes. Nothing more.

He took the chance to fly over the woods, and he kept low. Flying didn’t feel good either since any motion was agony on his ribs. It took hours, but when he felt the faint thrum, he knew he was at the border.

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