Michael (Path of Angels Book 1) by Patricia Josephine

Author:Patricia Josephine [Josephine, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

The words on the paper seemed to get up and move, rearranging themselves into new ones. Michael blinked his dry eyes and the words fell back into place. He couldn’t recall what he had read, though. He read the paragraphs again, slower. It was the ramblings of a devoted man lamenting the digital age. The irony was Gabe found it on the Internet. Michael discarded it and moved onto the next article.

Slowly, the information they gathered was being whittled down. Most was irrelevant. Gabe and Zade had made their Internet searches broad and printed anything they found on angels, devils, and religious books. Michael was certain they used enough paper to destroy a small forest.

“We should plant a tree after this,” he said.

“Let’s do it now,” Joe suggested.

“I second a break,” Gabe added.

“Third the motion.” Zade pushed the stack of paper before him away.

Michael chuckled at his brothers. A glance at the clock showed the time pushing two in the morning. “How about we go hunting? We can’t forget our original task. The less Fallen here, the less chance one of them finds the book.”

“I sensed a potential den on the way back from the library. It was in an apartment building not far from here,” Gabe supplied.

The four eagerly scrambled to their feet and left their research behind. Michael summoned his sword, sighing with contentment at the weight of the hilt in his hand. The fatigue plaguing him faded as he fell into the warrior mindset.

They found the den quickly, a small apartment that looked like the residents had cleared out recently. Dishes sat in warm water in the kitchen sink and the TV was on in the living room. Another shrine was discovered in a bedroom. Michael picked up the drawing of Lucifer. It was slightly better than the doll, no horns or tail, but the skin was still cherry red. He crumpled it. There was no journal this time.

“What a bust,” Joe grumbled, slumping into a chair. “No information or Fallen to destroy.”

Michael silently agreed with his brother’s disappointment. “Don’t rejoice the idea of destroying a living creature.”

Joe snorted, but kept his comments to himself. Michael gave the shrine another sweep. A business card fluttered to the floor when he overturned the wooden base a candle had been sitting on. It was black with red writing. A pair of horns poked out of the ‘D’ in Devil’s Lair. The glossy finish of the card caught the light from the streetlight. He held it up.

“This looks promising.”

Gabe took the card, reading the address. “That’s across town. If anything, we’ll find some Fallen.”

“We’ll have to be careful. Lots of people might be there,” Zade warned.

“All right! Espionage!” Joe pumped his fist.

“We are not playing spy.” Michael sighed and Joe’s face fell. He plucked the card from Gabe and tucked it into his pocket. “Let’s get back to the motel. Tomorrow night, we hit the club.”

Michael didn’t feel as confident as he sounded. One mistake meant death. He and

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