Nephilim the Awakening (Wrath of the Fallen Book 1) by Elizabeth Blackthorne

Author:Elizabeth Blackthorne [Blackthorne, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

FAITH

After Alex knocked on the door to Deliah’s office, I shifted my weight nervously from foot to foot, my confidence waning now that we were standing outside the door of a very powerful witch who descended from angels.

Alex touched my hand. “It’ll be fine. Deliah doesn’t bite.”

I looked at him in shock. It suddenly occurred to me that considering the amount of supernatural races showing up in my life, she might actually have been the type that did bite. When the door swung open, the woman standing in the doorway was not what I had been expecting. Having witnessed Cas’s obvious admiration for the woman that morning, I had formed a picture in my head of what Deliah would look like—sultry, sexy, confident, tall. At the sight of a small elderly woman wearing cream twinset and pearls with her silver hair pulled back in a bun, my mouth fell open in astonishment.

“Ah, Alexei, how delightful to see you again.” She extended her hand, and to my surprise, Alex didn’t just take it, he pressed his lips gently to her fingers.

“Deliah, a pleasure, as always,” he murmured. She turned to me and took my hand in hers.

“And this must be Rose’s daughter.”

Alex nodded, stepping back slightly. “This is Faith. Faith, this is Deliah Trowbridge.”

“Nice to meet you,” I said with an overwhelming urge to curtsey. This woman felt... strange. I could see why the guys were slightly intimidated by her. Power rolled off of her in waves, as though her size was merely an illusion.

There was a strange look in her pale blue eyes that I couldn’t quite place, although she smiled at me. She turned back to Alex. “Thank you, Alexei. I’ll send for you if we need you. Faith and I have much to discuss.” Well, that sounded ominous. Alex nodded and smiled at me before turning and striding off down the hallway. Deliah stood back from the door. “Come in, my dear. Tea?”

“Um, that would be lovely, thank you.” She pushed the door closed behind me and walked over to an ornate tea trolley that stood in the corner to our right, bearing a china teapot and teacups and saucers. I stood and looked about the room. As with Deliah’s appearance, I had been expecting something more... witchy. I wasn’t sure what, a cauldron maybe? Instead, the room was light and elegant. A tall white marble fireplace dominated the wall to our left. The alcoves on either side were shelved from floor to ceiling and were filled with books with worn leather spines. The windows that stood opposite were also tall and draped with sheer white voiles, framing a seating area much like Hargreaves had in his office. In the centre were two ornate sofas and a glass and mahogany coffee table, which held a huge vase of gypsophila. To my right was a large mahogany desk, which was clearly used regularly but as neat and tidy as the rest of the room.

“Have a seat on the sofa, my dear.

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