Fallen Angel by Sherrill Quinn

Author:Sherrill Quinn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2008-12-23T16:20:18+00:00

Talon withdrew from Rae and collapsed to his side. Already his eyelids drooped.

He could feel extreme fatigue pulling at him. With the last of his strength, he slipped an arm beneath Rae and pulled her close to him, draping one thigh over hers. Then he closed his eyes and let the tiredness take him.

Some time later—how long he couldn’t be sure—he became aware of Rae trying to wake him.

“Talon!” She shook his shoulder. “Wake up! Someone’s at the door.”

He opened his eyes. He blinked slowly, fighting the urge to close his eyes and let them stay that way. “Don’t…open it.”

“No, of course not. But they keep knocking.”

When his eyes fluttered closed, she prodded his shoulder again. “What if it’s your replacement?” Then, under her breath, she muttered, “Not that I’m gonna sit here with some glorified babysitter.”

“You promised.” He forced his eyes open again. “It would…be

your…guardian…angel.”

“What?” Her voice was soft with confusion.

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Talon blinked and tried to concentrate. He’d no idea the drain of his power meant that he’d lapse into unconsciousness, but that certainly felt like what was about to happen again. It was so hard to keep his eyes open. Rae’s face was a pale blur as his eyes refused to focus. “The replacement. Will be your guardian angel.” He drew in a deep breath, hoping more oxygen in his lungs might help. It didn’t. Fatigue continued to drag at him. “Blue wings.”

“What?” She tipped her head to one side. “Oh you mean him. His wings’ll be blue.”

Even a nod was an effort, though he thought he was able to tilt his chin down at least once to acknowledge her response.

“Oh.” Her dark eyes went round. “But you’re obviously in no shape to go anywhere. I’d be flattered if I thought this was my doing, but since I know it’s not…”When he closed his eyes again, she poked him. “Hey! You need to stay with me here, bub.”

“Can’t.” His head felt light, as if it would float off the bed if it weren’t for being attached to his neck. He opened his eyes but was losing the battle to keep them open.

“Tired.” It was becoming too much of an effort to speak. Even the flare of alarm running through him at this weakness, so foreign to him before now, wasn’t enough to stave off oblivion.

“Talon!” Rae’s voice came as if from at the other end of a tunnel—it was tinny and faint. “Should I let him in? Talon?”

The pressure of the hand prodding at his shoulder and her anxious voice faded as darkness claimed him.

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