Torn by Fury by S.M. Reine

Author:S.M. Reine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Red Iris Books
Published: 2014-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

Twelve

FROM THE OUTSIDE, New Eden’s healing tower had looked like it was made of opaque glass. From within, it was transparent, collecting the light of dawn and scattering it throughout the corkscrew staircase. It was so bright that Abram’s eyes ached.

“Angels,” he grumbled. Even that quiet word echoed strangely throughout the tower, multiplying into a chorus of hushed whispers.

Summer put a finger to her lips and shook her head. She pointed down.

Abram followed the direction of her finger with his gaze. There was movement underneath them, distorted by the see-through stairs. People were moving several stories below. With that much echo in the tower, it wouldn’t take much noise to be detected.

He took care to lift his feet as he walked, trying to muffle the squeaks of his rubber soles against the floor. Summer had been smart to abandon her shoes.

His sister padded slowly down the stairs, nose lifted to the air. He wondered if she could really smell anything distinct. She sure looked like she knew where she was going. Abram’s senses were still going haywire—being in an ethereal city was as good as being deaf. His kopis senses were useless.

Voices echoed up the tower.

“Tamriel is back. She says that it’s been closed.” It was a male voice with an English accent, clipped and professional.

“Finally,” responded a woman.

Was Abram imagining things, or were those voices coming closer?

Summer grabbed his arm and pulled him into an archway. It was hard to hide when all the walls were semi-transparent—he had to settle for hunkering down near the corner, where the thickness of the glass would obscure their figures the most.

The rustling of feathers sighed around them as the pair of angels scaled the stairs. They stopped on the floor below.

“She also wanted to know if you’ve decided how to handle our other problem. Have you given more consideration to my proposal?” asked the male angel.

Summer leaned in close to Abram, whispering under her breath. “Nash isn’t far. I can smell him. We should sneak around these guys.”

Abram fell silent, gesturing for Summer to do the same. He wanted to hear what the angels had to say.

“I’ve thought of little else,” the woman said. “It’s a terrible suggestion. It’s haunting me.”

“You have to waive your policy if you hope to neutralize her as a threat.”

“No, Makael. We’ve already discussed this.” That voice sounded familiar.

The male angel continued. “She could kill us all if you allow her to survive. It only takes one to breed thousands. You remember what happened when Hermokrates attacked Eleutherna—you remember how many lives we lost before we were forced to draw back.”

“It will be just as easy to kill her after she gives birth.”

“How many werewolves could the Alpha produce in the months between then and now?” Makael pushed.

The Alpha? Abram sat back against the wall, rubbing a hand over his cheek. He hadn’t shaved. His chin was rough with stubble, and the slight bite of coarse hair against his palm helped clear his mind.

“You have my answer. Kill her mate, but leave her untouched.

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