Redeeming Angel by JL Weil

Author:JL Weil
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: demons, indie, young adult romance, teen romance, young adult paranormal romance, teen paranormal romance, jl weil, divisa, best of 2015

Gasping, I jolted upright. Panic cloaked me as my wild eyes scanned the surroundings, Chase’s name lodged in my throat. I didn’t remember how I’d gotten here. Or where here was…

I was in my bedroom, tucked into a ball still sitting in front of the window. The sun was in the process of rising, peeking through the ends of the blinds. My eyes darted from corner to corner, covering every nook, my heart pounding ferociously. There were no red eyes in the shadows. No lifeless Chase sprawled on my floor. No blood. But my fingers were tingling and the ends of my nightshirt were singed. “What the hell?” I muttered.

Cold tremors rocked through me as I lifted my cheek off the damp window. How had I gotten here? The last thing I remembered was fighting, the voices, and Chase… Oh God. He had been… I couldn’t even form the thought.

My heartbeat sped, my lungs constricting. He was nowhere in sight, and I didn’t know if I should be relieved or losing my mind. Scrambling off the window seat, I went to grab my phone. Two frantic steps and familiar sensations pricked at me. Something soft tickled my hair.

“Chase,” I whispered, gazing into his silver eyes.

They twinkled like starlight. “Angel.”

Even though I was trying to push down the emotions, some of them eked through. In. I inhaled. Out. I exhaled. In. Out. I repeated over and over until I was sure I was breathing again. “You’re alive.”

“What did I miss?”

Nothing. Everything. A sudden burst of happiness gathered inside me. I threw my arms around his neck, burying my face into the front of his shirt. “I’m so glad you’re here.”

His hands combed gently down the length of my hair. “Where else would I be?”

“Dead,” I mumbled, shuddering.

“I thought we had this discussion. I’m not easy to kill.”

Very true, but he also hadn’t had a nightmare so real it was hard to believe it hadn’t happened. The demons. The explosion. And Chase. Christ, Mary Mother, and Joseph.

It was my fault. The blast of light had been what caused him to stop breathing. I had killed Chase. Me.

He placed two fingers under my chin and tilted my face back. “What’s going on, Angel Eyes? You woke up screaming my name.”

“Is that such a bad thing?” I asked, using a pathetic attempt at humor to diffuse the very real fear still throbbing inside me.

“It wouldn’t be if you didn’t sound like you were being murdered.”

“Thanks for putting that vivid image in my head. It was just a dream.” Just a dream, I echoed in my head. Not real. Then I scoffed. “Scratch that. It was a nightmare.” Dreams made me think about sugarplums and dancing fairies. What I experienced was nothing short of horrifying.

“Want to talk about it?” he asked, his breath warm against my temple.

I picked at the sheets, avoiding his eyes. “I don’t want to talk at all.” Even as the words left my mouth, I knew he wasn’t going to like it.

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