Liam Rising by Laurèn Lee

Author:Laurèn Lee [Lee, Laurèn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-09T16:00:00+00:00

17

All the patrons inside the bar, even the burly bikers with long beards and tattoos, gasped. While Mary Elizabeth didn’t wear a halo, the light emanating from above her gave the appearance of one. She glowed like a beacon of hope in the darkness of a stormy night.

“You’re a what?” Charlotte cried.

Mary Elizabeth giggled. “I’m an angel. You know, from Heaven?”

“This can’t be happening,” Charlotte said faintly.

“It’s happening,” Adriel said and smiled.

Charlotte’s gut continued to constrict. She couldn’t remember Adriel ever looking at her the way he was looking at Mary Elizabeth. Did he love her? Were they together in a past life? If they were an item, how the heck did a demon and an angel ever get along?

Mary Elizabeth grasped Charlotte’s hand and squeezed gently. She shook her head, and Charlotte instantly felt at ease, just as the same calm washed over her inside the car on the drive here.

“It’s not what you think,” Mary Elizabeth said.

“I honestly don’t know what to think right now,” Charlotte replied with a furrowed brow.

“Everything will become clear soon enough, I promise, Charlotte,” Mary Elizabeth said.

Charlotte hung her head and realized this was not the outcome she planned at all. She expected to walk into the bar, see Adriel, and have him sweep her off her feet. Instead, the angel beside her stole the show and Adriel’s attention.

“Adriel, why don’t you and Charlotte catch up first? We can talk later.”

Charlotte looked at the angel and wondered if she’d read her mind. Could angels do that? Adriel nodded and pulled Charlotte into his arms.

Finally, she thought.

“I missed you,” Adriel whispered into Charlotte’s ear. His touch and soft voice sent chills down Charlotte’s spine. She didn’t realize just how much she missed him until now.

“I missed you more.”

“You love birds can use the loft if you want to talk,” Cyndy offered.

Charlotte smiled at the bartender. While rough around the edges, Cyndy had grown on her. Since they met, she’d morphed into the big sister Charlotte never knew she needed.

“Thanks, Cyndy,” Adriel said with a grin.

“And, I mean just to talk. All right, Addy?” She threw a knowing look toward the couple.

Charlotte shrugged innocently; Adriel nodded wickedly, and Cyndy scowled as per usual.

Adriel and Charlotte darted up the stairs to Cyndy’s loft. For the first time in days, Adriel felt a spring in his step. A little bit of the luster he’d lost crept back into his spirit.

They stood at the top of the landing and peered into each other’s eyes. Adriel cupped Charlotte’s supple cheeks with his rough, but clean hands. He massaged her face with this thumbs, and he couldn’t help but smile. Yes, Adriel, the former demon, couldn’t stop smiling.

“How are you? Are you okay? Has he hurt you?”

Charlotte closed her eyes for a moment and soaked in Adriel’s touch. “It’s been awful without you. He’s so evil, Adriel. What are we going to do?”

Adriel pulled her in closer and wrapped his arms around her petite, firm body. “I don’t know.”

“I don’t know why he let me go today, but I have a feeling it’s part of his plan.

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