The Fallen: Part Three by Grace McGinty

Author:Grace McGinty [McGinty, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-18T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Cain had closed up the shop once Blue had emerged from the car, and strolled inside. I expected Cain to take an instant dislike to Blue, who had an air of violence he couldn’t shake, but he invited us out back, got Sera a juice from a small mini fridge he kept in the office, and asked for details.

In this case, the Devil was actually in the details, so I painted a story that was close to the truth. Sera had a one night stand, and now the guy was now obsessed with her and had kept her captive for two months. We couldn’t go to the cops because he was part of an organization that had spies everywhere. Close enough to the truth that he wouldn’t ask questions and hopefully he wouldn’t die for the answers.

I’d forgotten how huge he was. Easily taller and wider than both Azriel and Blue, it looked like he swallowed his twin in the womb and they’d both grown together. But his face was soft when he looked at Sera, then at the small roundness of her stomach. He nodded.

“She can stay with me. I have somewhere she’ll be safe. But if you just give me the name of the guy, I can make the whole problem go away permanently,” he growled, and I almost believed him. Sera smiled at him bemusedly, but she seemed comfortable with the big guy. I was glad she could see his mushy insides, without the bonus of my empathy. Cain looked scary, but I knew in my gut that he was a good person.

“I live above the shop, but I’ll close down for a few days. Take her somewhere she can be protected.”

Sera began to protest, but he just shook his head. “No. I will lose a few days profit. You could lose your life,” he said in a low voice, and I could see the swell of sadness in his emotions.

I leaned over and gave him a hug. He stood stiff in my arms, but I expected that. He was too tough to hug me back, but he still needed the contact.

I won’t let another one die. I’ll protect her and the baby. It won’t be like-

Cain pulled away, and I frowned. The big man had secrets. I thought about the sword still strapped to my back.

We all had secrets.

I stepped back into Azriel’s arms. Cain raised an eyebrow. “Done with the pretty one?”

I laughed at his mention of Gusion. “My heart is too big to love just one person.”

He let out a loud, booming laugh that scared the hell out of me. Even Sera jumped.

“If you were any other woman, I’d say that was an excuse to cat around. But with you, I think it may just be the truth. You seem to have no trouble finding trouble. You may need two,” he looked at Blue, “three men just to fish you out of those tight spots.”

I was about to correct him, that it was actually four, but I resisted.

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