Protect Her: Part 3 by Ivy Sinclair

Author:Ivy Sinclair [Ivy Sinclair]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Angels, Demons, Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 9781514151457
Amazon: 1514151456
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-06-17T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT – PAIGE

For thirty seconds I had felt as if everything was okay in the world, and then Sister Alice’s ominous words hit me like a punch in the stomach. It was a reminder that my world would likely not be okay ever again.

Riley stood, and it didn’t escape my notice that he partially blocked me from Sister Alice’s view. “We’ve come here for help, Alice, not vague predictions based on rumor and legend. I haven’t even told you why we’re here.”

Alice stepped into the room. Her eyes locked on me. “I’m surprised at you, Riley. You were never one to invest your time in lost causes before.”

“What are you talking about?” I felt the sour taste of bile rising in the back of my throat. “ You don’t even know my name. You don’t know anything about me.”

“And neither do you, dear. Do you?”

Riley’s hand settled on my shoulder. “Enough with the riddles, Alice. We’ve had enough of that with the angel. You know what it took for me to come here. I’m asking you to help us.”

“So you’ve brought hell on Earth to my doorstep, and you expect me to dance a jig?” Sister Alice’s voice turned hard. “You learned nothing from the time you spent here. You turned your back on the principles that I live my life by. I tried to save you. I tried to help you once. But death follows you now.”

“Fine,” Riley’s voice was strained. “You don’t have to help me. But I’ve never seen you turn your back on someone who searched you out for answers. I’m asking you to help her. She’s in trouble.”

Sister Ann sighed heavily. She leaned against the doorframe and closed her eyes. “Of course, she is.”

There was a long pause while I waited for her to say more. I felt something inside of me that I couldn’t put my finger on. Then I realized what it was. Hope. Fear. Excitement. I didn’t know what I was about to hear, but I couldn’t deny that, after three years, I almost didn’t care if it was good or bad. It was answers. It was knowledge about the life that had, thus far, remained hidden from me.

“Sister? Your tea.” One of the other nuns who I had seen earlier appeared at Sister Alice’s elbow with a tray. On it sat a teapot and three cups. It reminded me of something, but the memory was gone before I could grasp onto it and study it. Already, I could tell that I was on the cusp of having my life changed. Again.

“Thank you, Sister.” Sister Alice took the tray and the other nun seemed to scamper away as fast as her feet would take her. I didn’t really blame her. Sister Alice so far hadn’t done much to illicit a warm and fuzzy feeling in me either.

She walked into the room and put the tray down on the coffee table. “Sit down, Riley. You’re making me nervous. You don’t have anything to fear from me when it comes to this girl.

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