Charade (Heven and Hell #2) by Hebert Cambria

Author:Hebert, Cambria [Hebert, Cambria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Otherworld Publications, LLC
Published: 2012-05-16T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Sam

My teeth snapped together and pain shot through my jaw when I hit the tree and bounced off. Automatically, I gained my balance and dropped into a fighting crouch, but my heart just wasn’t in it.

My thoughts kept straying to my brother and to Heven—who I left alone with my brother. My brother who just wasn’t well. I knew Heven was uncomfortable around him. I could feel it. I pretended not to, but pretending something wasn’t wrong didn’t make it go away.

If anything pretending made something worse.

Gemma appeared at my side and I sprang into action, kicking out my leg, knocking her feet out from beneath her and then pouncing. We rolled across the ground and I delivered a few hard hits. They were harder than I usually delivered—even though she told me not to hold back because she was a girl—sometimes I did. Except for right now.

I was suddenly angry. Angry at everything, angry at Airis for not helping me, angry at myself for not knowing what to do, even angry at my brother for being sick.

Gemma went with my fight, matching it, challenging it. We ended up near a pile of weapons and I chucked a few daggers into a nearby tree just because I could. She deflected my kicks but she wasn’t able to spin me or herself away.

I kept coming.

“What the hell?” Cole said, coming over to where we were.

I spun on him and advanced. He dropped into a crouch, not a hint of fear on his face.

Stupid.

Gemma inserted herself between us, blocking my path to Cole. “That was good. Why don’t you take five?”

I was breathing heavy, my chest rising and falling rapidly, but as she spoke, some of my anger drained away and I grimaced. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to attack you like that. You okay?”

She lifted a brow. “Do I look injured? Are you doubting my skills?”

“You are most definitely the toughest fallen angel I know.”

She rolled her eyes. “I’m the only fallen angel you know.”

Cole stepped around Gemma. “What’s up with you?”

I sighed. “Nothing. I guess I’m just not feeling this right now.”

It’s a good thing Gemma stopped me when she did because Cole just wasn’t as strong as she was, and then I would have had to explain to Heven why I creamed her brother.

“Why don’t you go back to the house? That’s where you want to be anyway. Maybe we can meet up tonight for one last session before you leave tomorrow?”

I nodded. “I get off work at seven. I’ll meet you here.”

I didn’t waste any more time, but headed to the house. Behind me I could hear Gemma and Cole still training.

I couldn’t stop thinking about Logan. I was leaving for Rome tomorrow and he couldn’t come with me. But I didn’t want to leave him home alone, either. What if something happened? What if he had one of his “fits” and trashed something or hurt someone? What if he hurt himself? But I couldn’t stay home with him.

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