The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée

Author:Tamara Jerée [Tamara Jerée]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Water Sign Books
Published: 2023-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

I cradle the tome in my hands the next morning, laying down select wards that won’t harm or banish Avitue. To the uninitiated, I’m sure the process looks like a lot of monotonous pacing and muttering, but from where she lounges in bed, Avitue tracks my every movement with the rapt attention of a cat watching a songbird.

Her outfit of the moment is composed wholly of a lacy black thong and gold nipple rings.

I ignore her for now, frowning down at the tome as I recite the final line to set the ward. When I hold up my hand, there’s a pulse of white-blue light through the room that blankets every surface before it dissipates. Avitue shivers at the effect but nothing more.

“I hate that,” she says. “Feels like a swarm of little crawly things.”

I close the tome and return it to its place at the bottom of the chest. “You can’t complain about it much when it’ll keep your colleague from paying us another visit.”

When I finally turn to her, she’s holding up what I think might be a dildo—a red monstrosity with conjoined phalluses and two heads. I don’t give her the satisfaction of a reaction. “Why do they want the tome?” I ask when I rejoin her on the bed.

“As you humans say, knowledge is power. If we can destroy even one of them, we weaken your ability to pass on your knowledge. The less future nephilim know, the easier our work becomes. The more we know about what you know, the stronger we become.”

“That’s why you were so shocked when I showed you the tome. I’d handed you half your objective, and you didn’t even have to do anything.”

Avitue taps the dildo thoughtfully against her lips as if it’s only an ink pen. “It was the trust that shocked me, but yes. I wasn’t even sure exactly what I was looking for. None of us have seen them. We’re only aware that you have old written records of your knowledge.”

“It didn’t even cross your mind to take it.”

“When I realized I didn’t consider it, I did think that I must be bloody losing it.”

I sigh, finally give in, and ask the question Avitue obviously wants me to ask. “Why is it shaped like that?”

“It’s a devil phallus. Because I’m a devil.”

“It seems a bit . . . large, don’t you think?”

She turns it as if considering, and the silicone length sways menacingly in her hand. “It’s average?” Whatever my face does in response makes her choke on a laugh. “I see. We’ll ease you into debauchery yet.” She sets the toy aside, and it vanishes without her touch. “Before I leave you, may I grant your other wish?” she asks, cupping my face gently in the heat of her hands. Her gaze is sharp, and for a moment, I forget to breathe.

“Yes,” I whisper.

She blinks, and then she’s seeing through me, turning over desires and fears to seek what’s underneath. I experience it as a tug in my chest, bidding my heart to come undone and spill all its hoarded secrets.

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