Demon Fire (The Angel Fire Book 3) by Marie Johnston

Author:Marie Johnston [Johnston, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LE Publishing
Published: 2021-04-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

A strangled gasp stuck in Sierra’s throat. “You bastard.”

Sandeen did a half bow from his seated position. “Most demons are.”

Boone shook his head. The others stared at her. Harlowe’s hand dropped. She was no longer intent on killing Sandeen. Urban sank into the couch where he’d been sitting earlier. And Jagger.

Oh, God, Jagger. It stung that he was the one who’d confronted her about her betrayal. He’d been a good enough teammate, friend, and angel to allow her to make amends and let her scrape together enough dignity to turn herself in. She had to hang on to that instead of how he was treating her now.

“You’re what?” Jagger said between clenched teeth.

Her heart hammered. He wouldn’t figure it out, would he? “Sandeen isn’t lying. For once.”

“You’d be surprised how little I lie.” Sandeen’s enjoyment was so obvious, part of it had to be Alma’s. The bright eyes, the straight back, the way the host vibrated with excitement. Both of them were enjoying the show.

Harlowe shook her head, her stare incredulous. “How’d this happen?”

“I bet the who is the interesting part.”

Sandeen needed to shut the hell up.

Disgust twisted Urban’s face. “Stede?” His expression fell. “No . . . did he—”

“No. I wasn’t forced.” She pressed the fingers of one hand to her forehead and paced. Boone stepped out of her way. Did the man have to witness all of her humiliation?

She’d brought it all on herself.

Turn. Pace. Turn. The living room was large enough to get a little velocity going. If she went fast enough, maybe she’d defy physics and disappear.

She’d taken transcending for granted. “It was a mistake. A giant mistake.”

“Sierra, if the father is another angel . . .” Harlowe’s eyes were wide. “We have to check the records.”

“We’ve checked.” Sierra had been part of that. They’d researched all of the fallen in their history. “There’s nothing there.”

“The baby might not be able to be born on Earth,” Harlowe said.

“The father’s not an angel.” Now drop it. She couldn’t go back to Numen and she wasn’t giving birth in the creepy Mist.

“That leaves two options.” Sandeen was wiggling in his seat. “Human or fallen.”

Jagger’s sharp gaze stabbed into her and he got really still. “The reason we suspected you is because of a hint my father gave us. How did he know, Sierra?”

Jagger had figured it out. The truth was so atrocious he hadn’t dared speak it. But the unhappy knowledge glowed in his eyes.

She inhaled and exhaled. Inhale. Exhale. “He wanted me to keep you safe and I wanted him to keep Stede off the trail. It just . . . happened.”

“Pregnancy doesn’t just happen to our kind, Sierra.” Jagger stalked closer. She stood her ground. He had a right to be upset. This was her punishment. Her shame.

But Boone was there, blocking her.

“Get out of my way,” Jagger hissed.

Boone’s back was ramrod straight and blocking her view. “No, man. You back up.”

Fury rippled over Jagger’s face. “I’m not going to hurt her.”

“Then you won’t mind backing up.

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