Reign Or Shine by Michelle Rowen

Author:Michelle Rowen [Rowen, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Canada, Fiction, Religion, Demonology, Horror & Ghost Stories, Demonology & Satanism, School & Education, Social Issues, Love & Romance, Juvenile Fiction, Popularity, Remarriage, Fantasy & Magic, Family & Relationships, Marriage, People & Places, Marriage & Divorce, Family, General, New Experience, High schools, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Moving; Household, Schools
ISBN: 9780802795342
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2009-09-30T23:00:00+00:00

14

As odd as it sounds, I could smell Chris’s fear as it radiated off him in waves. It smelled sweet, like melting ice cream.

“A good time or a bad time, huh?” I sat up and out of the corners of my eyes I could see the big, black wings stretch out behind me. I liked how my voice sounded. Deeper, drier, and extremely scary. “I think I choose a bad time—for you.”

The blast of light from my energy ball exploded a limo door right off its hinges and Chris was launched out after it, landing hard on his back on the pavement of the parking lot.

I got out of the limo easily as strength and power filled every inch of my body. It was dark, but I could see perfectly. The outlines of objects were sharp and defined. I looked down at the black talons protruding from the tips of my fingers. I ran my tongue along my fangs. I didn’t need a mirror to tell me that I looked positively demonic. A Darkling. A furious, black-winged, spiral-horned, red-haired monster in a borrowed backless Versace dress and silver strappy heels.

The cold didn’t bother me at all anymore.

The glow from my eyes tracked over to where Chris lay on the ground. He shook his head as he looked at me with wide eyes, then crawled backward, crablike, to get away.

“N-no, p-please,” he stuttered. “P-please don’t hurt me.”

“Exactly what part of ‘no’ didn’t you understand?” I asked, seething with anger.

He whimpered.

I was disappointed in him. So horribly disappointed. He was supposed to be perfect—good-looking, popular, a nice guy all around. He wasn’t the right person for me, I already knew that. But this? I hadn’t expected this from the guy I’d been crushing on for two months.

“Wh-what are you?” he stammered.

I cocked my head to the side. “What do you mean?”

“You’re a monster.”

I cringed. The last thing I needed was him to tell anybody about this. “You’re drunk, Chris. Maybe somebody slipped you something stronger than alcohol. You’re obviously imagining things.”

“I . . . I am?”

“That’s right.” I glared down at him. “And when you wake up tomorrow you’ll realize this was all just a drunken hallucination.” I hesitated. “But remember this . . . never come near me again. I don’t think that’ll be much of a problem for you, will it? But listen to me very closely. I know you’re used to getting what you want, but if I ever hear that you’ve tried to hurt anyone else?” I bared my fangs and watched the fear flood his expression. “You will be very, very sorry. Do you understand me?”

He whimpered again pathetically.

“Do you understand?” I asked again, raising my scary voice up a notch.

“Y-y-yes. I understand. I do. I . . . I promise.”

I hissed out a breath. “Then I think this date is officially over.”

He nodded in complete and total agreement.

“You need to go home now.” It wasn’t a magical demonic suggestion that he couldn’t resist. It was simply a suggestion.

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