Revelations: The Black Chalice (Revelations Series Book 1) by Lauretta Hignett

Author:Lauretta Hignett [Hignett, Lauretta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The demon snapped her head toward me, her eyes aglow. “Who was that?”

Alex had his head in his hands. He groaned softly.

I felt so stupid. The word had just slipped out of my mouth; the exchange had taken me completely by surprise. I had no idea on God’s green earth that this terrifying, glorious entity in front of me was Alex’s mother.

“It’s no one, Mother.” Alex mumbled from inside his hands.

She sniffed imperiously. “Sounded human. Have you got a female there, Alex?”

“No, Mother.”

“You do. Is this why you’re so intent on stopping the apocalypse? Have you got another human girlfriend?”

Alex, with his beautiful big shoulders and imposing height, visibly cringed. “Can you please just tell me what you know about the End of Days?”

Nimue frowned. “Fine. But don’t get too attached, Alex. Chances are they are all going to die. Hopefully, anyway.”

“Mother!”

She huffed. “The souls are at a fever pitch, and the balance has been tipped. There is no more room for any tortured souls—we are mere months away from them erupting out of hell. The demon armies are ready; we are ready to sacrifice ourselves if need be.” Her expression fell, her mouth downturned. “Will you come to me when it happens, Aleks? Will you fight the angels with me?”

“We’ve spoken about this before, Mother. I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

Her face twisted with distaste. “Hmmm. I suppose it’s the influence of that half-breed friend of yours. He’s too much like his father, Aleks.”

“He’s not. He agrees with me on a lot of things. His father is still very hard-line.”

“I remember,” Nimue said bitterly. “Whoever would have thought that creatures such as us would choose to be enslaved over freedom and mercy?”

“He’s not a slave,” Nate said softly. “He made a choice, the same as you.”

“He made the wrong choice,” Nimue snarled, and the flames grew larger with her anger. “He chose slavery and weakness over freedom and mercy.”

Alex put his head in his hands. “I didn’t call you here to fight, Mother. I just wanted to find out what you knew about the apocalypse.”

Nimue’s hard stare returned to Aleks, and softened. “It has begun,” she said. “As we knew it would. As it was foretold.” Her voice grew firmer, and she lifted her chin. “And now, we will finally have a chance to end all this.”

Her words sent icy vibrations down my spine, and I shivered.

Unfortunately, Nimue sensed my movements. She whipped her head around to face me. “Who is that? Aleks, you better not be messing around with human girls. You know that you can’t get too close.”

“I know.” Alex’s voice was strained. “Thanks, Nimue. I’ll call you later.”

“Just… you know… “ She waved her hand airily. “What do the children say these days… hit it and quit it.”

His eyes flared wide for a second. “Mom.”

“Pump and dump, then. Smash and dash.”

“Mother!”

She sniffed superciliously. “There is not a thing wrong with casual sexual relations, Aleks. Just be sure that you don’t lead her on.” She wagged her finger.

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