Echo (The Halo Series Book 2) by Melody Robinette

Author:Melody Robinette [Robinette, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-24T22:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Six

GRAY

Gray reached Aurora's side, wrapping his arms around her until their combined energy made the tower tremble.

Demons could be seen falling, stunned, off the clock tower like bugs being zapped by an electric trap. The tower continued to shudder after all the dark creatures had left it.

Gray worried maybe their Stellar power was becoming too intense for stable structures; then he realized Aurora was the one trembling. He squeezed her tighter, pulling her small frame onto his lap.

He couldn’t imagine how seeing David for the first time since that day he broke her, was affecting her right now.

The fact that she was allowing him to hold her like this was unfortunately not the best sign. When Gray had laid eyes on the vile man, he’d wanted to charge at him, kill him. But if he’d learned anything during training, it was not to let anger or emotions affect one’s judgment in battle. Charging at David had the potential to cost him everything.

“Keva,” he heard Aurora say in a small voice. “Is she—?”

Gray looked up at the highest metal staircase where the Dominion Halo lay draped, blood dripping down like soft rain. Her green eyes were open and staring in that characteristic, lifeless way.

Gray knew. He'd seen it too many times. “She's gone.”

Instead of this crushing her like Gray feared it might, Aurora heaved a deep breath and pulled slowly away from him. No trace of tears in her eyes. Either she was even stronger than he thought, or this event had rocked her to the point of numbness.

She spoke in an echoing voice—or perhaps that was because of where they were. “We should bring her body to the other Dominions.”

And so they did.

The soul keeper was nowhere to be seen. Gray and Aurora gave it up as another angel thing they weren’t meant to understand yet.

Walking—and in Gray’s case, running—up the stairs had been difficult enough; but, now, carrying the body of an exceptionally tall Dominion without stumbling down them was even more challenging.

When Aurora and Gray made it to the bottom, they came upon a large group of Halos from all of the choirs huddled and speaking in confused whispers. They’d been taken aback by the demons’ sudden departure from the clock tower.

Apparently, not everyone knew what Aurora and Gray were…or what they could do together. Perhaps that was best.

The group turned around when the Stellars emerged from the bottom of the tower, and one of the Dominions gasped, shaking their head.

“Keva. No. She can’t be—”

Gray handed over Keva’s still body and stood back, unsure of what to do now. One of the other Dominions, the man with the long blond hair, approached them.

He spoke in a deep register. “We’re due to leave for New York this morning.”

“Already?” Aurora said in a weary voice.

“It won’t take long for the people of the world to learn about the cities being locked. They will think it’s some sort of an outbreak or plague sweeping the world. And you know how panic makes them behave.

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