Sorrow's Flight by Helen Allan

Author:Helen Allan [Allan, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780648455936
Publisher: Hell West Press
Published: 2019-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

10

The flight home, to Raphael’s sister’s house, was quiet and fast.

“Why are we flying so quickly?” she asked. Her voice was carried by the wind, but his hearing, like Calarnise, was so acute he could have picked up her words, even whispered.

“The Hunt,” he muttered, “I’m pretty sure the Angels agreed to this date for a reason. The Hunt comes every month right about now. We have every chance of being shot out of the sky.”

“What? But the lasers?”

“The lasers protect the city, the pods come in a formation at the same time every month, their patterns rarely vary, and they make virtually no impact now – unless they see one of us in the sky – then it becomes a hunt to the death – lone Winged have been killed, many of us Scouts particularly. Even Angels have been caught out.

Sorrow, held close in his arms, closed her eyes and concentrated on the feel of the wind in her hair as they soared from the mountain top.

“It seems strange,” she mused, “that they haven’t worked out another way to attack you. I know Earthborn Hunts, they were single-minded in their killing – they always seemed to find a way to strike, no matter how hidden their victims were.”

He shrugged. “The Gods here are lazy – lazy but still deadly. Now hold on, I’m going to drop straight down, don’t be scared, I won’t lose you.”

Sorrow held her breath as he turned, face down, wings flat against his body, and they dropped through the air like an arrow. The feeling of the sharp descent and the rush of the wind sent exhilaration and fear racing along her spine, and she gasped at the thrill of it. As they breached the laser, slipping silently between the beams, and levelled out, Raphael pulled up and opened his wings full stretch, beating them with a power and strength she felt ripple through his chest muscles. The rhythm of his strong beats pulsated through her body, and she was breathing hard when they landed softly on the rooftop.

“How did that feel?” he chuckled softly as he set her onto her feet, and stood, wings enveloping her.

“Uh,” Sorrow shook her head. She was sure he knew perfectly well that her body had thrilled to the descent, tingles racing up her spine and through her lower regions. Sensation-wise, it was like having sex in the air – it had felt wonderful. But the last thing she wanted to do was give him the satisfaction of knowing his impact upon her; it would only feed his already out of control ego.

“You know, don’t you?” she said, stepping back and shrugging off his wings, “you know they want you all to die.”

“We suspected,” Raphael shrugged, “your meeting confirmed it. I must report to my superiors as soon as possible.”

“Wait. I thought you worked for the Angels? I thought you captured me so they could question me?”

Raphael grinned and dipped his head.

“I am,” he smiled, “what you might call a double agent.

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