Enduring by S. J. West

Author:S. J. West [West, S. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 32328781
Publisher: Watchers Publishing
Published: 2016-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

(Helena’s Point of View)

“What are you planning?” Lucifer yells at me, his eyes wild with madness. “I know you’re up to something!” He pulls me forward just enough to slam me back up against the wall again, this time even harder. “Tell me what you’re about to do to Anna!”

I smile at Lucifer because I catch a glimpse of the old bastard in him resurfacing. Nothing would make me happier than to see him revert to the man who brought humanity to the brink of extinction with the Great War.

“Wouldn’t you like to know,” I mock with a low, throaty laugh.

There was a time when this sort of tactic from him might have made me bow to his will and obey him…but not any longer.

“You don’t control me anymore, old man,” I taunt haughtily. “I’m not even sure you ever truly did.”

“Tell me what you’re going to do!” he demands again.

I feel him pull me forward, presumably to slam me up against the wall again, but he never gets the chance to complete the action.

Like my knight in shining armor, I watch as Cade grabs Lucifer by the shoulders and pulls him off me.

“Stay away from her, Lucifer!” Cade warns as he comes to stand between me and my father like a protective barrier. “This is not the time or the place for you to attack her!”

“We’re out of time, you fool!” Lucifer rails. “And what kind of War Angel are you to take up for that thing? You know what she’s capable of, don’t you? She’s a creature that thrives on the misery of others. If you think she can love you, you’re deluding yourself with a romantic fantasy that will never happen. All she cares about is herself and destroying humanity any way she can. Has she even told you that she’s given Liana one of her seals?”

“Yes, she did,” Cade answers.

“You know what she’s done to the one God sent you to defend, yet you still want to protect the one person who is a threat to her? I thought you cared about Anna more than that, Cade. How can you love someone who has made Liana hate her own mother?”

I see Cade’s shoulders stiffen after Lucifer’s revelation. I have to admit that I’m clueless about what he’s referring to.

And then… everything falls into place.

When I look over Cade’s shoulder at Anna, our eyes meet, and I can see the depth of her pain. I didn’t know it would happen. I didn’t know Liana would be able to channel how I felt about her mother through our new bond, but I consider it an unexpected gift.

“Why would Liana hate Anna?” Cade asks, still unable to comprehend the connection. Sometimes, he’s just too naïve to fathom the strength of my hate for Anna.

“You’re an idiot,” Lucifer spits out as if he’s talking to a dog. “They’re connected to one another by the seal, you fool! Not only has Helena taken the love of her only daughter away

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