Tempest by Hopkins Karen Ann

Author:Hopkins, Karen Ann [Hopkins, Karen Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult, Romance
ISBN: 9781522869573
Amazon: 1522869573
Goodreads: 28757782
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2016-01-22T08:00:00+00:00

“He unfurled his black wings and swooped into the crowd, slashing the scythe like he was cutting down weeds,” Ivan exclaimed.

I put my arm around his shoulder and squeezed. We sat side by side on a log, surrounded by five massive trees that afforded us some camouflage. There were no birds chirping or bugs buzzing. The dark forest was dead. Even the trees were unnaturally still.

“How can a ghost be cut down?” Horas asked. He pinched a long pine needle between his teeth.

“It is not their bodies being reaped; it’s their souls.” Eae leaned against a tree as he talked. “After a time, if a soul is contrite and opens itself to the Lord, it is taken up to Heaven. If it remains stubborn, it goes to the pit. When Azriel cuts them down, one of the Angels takes the blessed souls to Heaven and the other deposits the unbending ones in Hell.” Eae sighed deeply. “If you saw correctly, and the Angels didn’t leave, it’s a bad sign.”

“What does it mean?” Insepth, who up until that moment had been intensely studying the bark of one of the strange, fossil-like trees, came away from the trunk and sat beside me.

“The Angels are close to blowing the horns and unleashing Hell.” Eae ran a hand through his hair in a very humanlike motion. “They aren’t taking time to disperse the souls properly. Instead, they’re simply freeing them to go adrift. A true death.”

“So the Angels are out of control—gone rogue.” Insepth frowned.

“In a sense, this is true.” Eae lowered his voice. “Michael’s behavior at your mansion was not expected…” He trailed off as if searching for the right words. “It was not aligned to scripture. He acted on his own, and there could have been dire consequences.”

“He flattened my entire estate, killing a hundred of my servants.” Insepth stood, his voice sharp. “It’s a good thing my earth warding was strong enough to hide it from the humans. How incredibly stupid it was for that arrogant Angel to put everyone at risk like that.”

“It was almost as if he wanted the humans to find out about the Angels,” Horas suggested.

“I don’t understand it myself,” Eae admitted.

I searched the grayness that stretched as far as I could see. The dark silhouettes of the enormous tree trunks dotted the landscape. Sawyer had gone on a reconnaissance mission, stating he might be able to track the Angels unseen. I’d argued with him about going alone, but he wouldn’t listen. I thought his persistence to leave had to do with the conversation with Eae about Demons and their salvation, but Ila’s warning for him not to come here hung heavily in my mind.

Taking a risk, I closed my eyes and reached out for him through the darkness and the trees. I found him far away and moving quickly. His mind gave me the impression everything was all right. He seemed almost excited.

Hearing my name, my eyes opened. “What?”

Insepth frowned. “This isn’t the time, nor the place, to daydream, and please be careful.

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