Claimed by the Archangel: A friends-to-lover, steamy hot fantasy romance short read (Mates of Archangels Book 1) by Vera Sky

Author:Vera Sky [Sky, Vera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bookishgals LLC
Published: 2024-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chloe

I typed in the last line of my resignation letter and glared at it. I’d been at this job for nine years with nothing to show but mediocre growth even though I was the most hard-working and sought-after cybersecurity programmer on this floor. I had personally attended to palace cybersecurity issues. Yet, I had accepted the lackluster life. I had no one but myself to blame. Not only was I afraid to be disappointed, but I was also plain comfortable.

I glanced around the cubicle I’d been assigned. Plain here too. Nothing marking this place as mine. Only two small, framed photos of my mom and Raf sat atop my desk.

Raf was an asshole to be so cruel to me, but he spoke the truth. I was fucking scared. Scared that I wouldn’t be enough for him either. Just like I wasn’t enough for my father or the men I’d dated. He’d realize and then leave me. I would be left alone. Now with forever to live.

I hit send on the resignation email and grabbed my bag to leave for the day. A female shrieked as a single file of Archangel guards rushed onto my floor. My colleagues needed no compulsion to clear their way. No one wants to tangle with the well-built and well-armed soldiers.

The moment one of the soldiers spotted me, he directed the others. I froze in fear. Had Raphael decided enough was enough and sent his guards to arrest me?

“What’s all this?” I asked, sounding far calmer than I actually felt.

The guard who first spotted me, stepped up and said, “We need you at the palace urgently. Archangel Raphael is wounded.”

Blood drained from my face, and my bag slipped to the ground. “What happened?” I choked out, my throat clogged up in fear.

“Vampires. Please, miss. We need you there immediately.”

I forced myself not to panic, ignoring the sheer dread in the pit of my stomach. Not Raphael. Not my Raf. Dear goddess. Don’t let me be too late.

I drowned out the gasps and murmurs around me as I was rushed out of the office into a waiting Council Guard’s SUV.

Two soldiers climbed in the back after me. I sat with arms clutching my belly. The tightly coiled thread between Raphael and I that I tried to ignore since he’d stormed out of my condo pulled painfully. Even from this distance, the unfinished bond was strong enough that I could sense he was alive but was weakening.

My head buzzed with a roar that muted out everything else.

“Faster,” I snarled at the driver. I fell back on the seat as he accelerated, weaving quickly through the chaos of the street. The moment the vehicle stopped, I jumped out, and rushed into the palace. I had never been inside the Archangel’s quarters but all I needed to do was follow the tug in my belly to reach Raphael.

I climbed the circular staircase, higher and higher until I stopped at a huge, teak door. Pushing it open, I stepped inside.

Raphael was on the bed, surrounded by medical staff and Prime Minister Nosha.

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