Prophecy Girl (Angel Academy) by White Cecily

Author:White, Cecily [White, Cecily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Published: 2013-04-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen:

The Value of Defiance

I felt like he’d stuck a hot poker through my small intestine, all charred and hollow inside. Something had changed in Jack’s eyes, too, though I couldn’t say what. He looked older, broken somehow.

“That’s completely screwed up.” My fingers screamed in revolt as I unwound them from his. “I’m not killing you. I’m not killing anyone.”

“You may not have a choice.” He gave a wry smile. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed lately, but the war isn’t going well. Demon attacks are getting more organized. We barely have enough Channelers to cover the major human cities, let alone Convergence outposts. If this keeps up, in a few years there won’t be any Guardians left. Not to trample your illusions, kiddo, but the Elders have known for decades about this prophecy. They know Gabriel’s bloodline is dying and they’ve kept it quiet.”

“You’re lying,” I said. “And don’t call me kiddo.”

“Ami, think about it. Why did those victims give up so easily? Why did Lutz and Templeman die so quietly?” The cool reason in his voice struck at my chest like a knife. “You have no idea how bad it is out there. The stuff you see at St. Michael’s is nothing compared to what we get in Enforcement. Half of the Channelers I graduated with are dead and more are defecting every day. Put yourself in the Elders’ shoes. If you knew you were fighting a lost battle against an endless enemy, wouldn’t you look for a way out? Wouldn’t you be willing to make a few sacrifices?”

I shook my head. “Not if it meant killing a whole bloodline.”

“Better one bloodline than an entire species.”

Jack moved to rest a hand on my shoulder but I jerked away. I didn’t want to be comforted. It wasn’t like I hadn’t read the news stories, or heard all the gory details of Katie’s true crime dramas. Humans had done far worse for less honorable reasons. But we were Guardians. We were better than that. Weren’t we?

“No,” I said. “There are others. There have to be.”

“Amelie.” Jack’s voice was soft, patient. “Templeman and D’Arcy were the last Gabrielite Watchers. Lutz was my great uncle. When Smalley called me back to St. Michael’s, it wasn’t because she thought I could prevent the prophecy. It was because she knew as soon as I died they would kill you. Maybe she thought I could help you, I don’t know.” He shook his head. “The Elders have known since your birth what you were destined for. This prophecy is the only reason they let someone so dangerous live.”

A chill rippled down my spine. I didn’t feel dangerous. I felt like a part of me had shriveled and died.

My arms wrapped in a tight hug around my torso, as if by sheer determination I could keep my heart from spilling onto the dirt. They’d planned to execute me. Even though I hadn’t done anything wrong.

“That’s why you came back?”

He nodded. “All my life, I’ve been told you’d kill me, rip the soul right out of me.

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