Pale Wings Protecting by Lesley Davis

Author:Lesley Davis [Davis, Lesley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2013-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

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“Who do you see before you, Blythe?” Rafe couldn’t see the transformation herself. When Ashley shifted to take another form, all Rafe saw was a golden glimmer that made up Ashley’s “glamour.” Everyone else saw the person Ashley changed into, heard their distinct voice, saw no reason to doubt who it was they were seeing. But Rafe saw right through to the woman beneath. She’d never seen anything but Ashley thanks to the injuries she’d received at the hands of a demon and the subsequent poisoning she’d suffered that had altered her life forever. Her blood’s makeup now made it impossible for her to be blind to demonic or angelic forces.

“I see Angelina Jolie,” Blythe blurted.

Rafe’s mouth dropped open. “Dressed how?”

“Shorts and a sleeveless tee.” Blythe shot her a look that asked why that mattered in the scheme of things.

Rafe leveled a disgruntled look at Ashley. “I don’t believe it. You can conjure up Lara Croft and I can’t see it at all? How fucking unfair is that?”

“It’s for the best, Rafe; otherwise you and I would never be alone in the bedroom.” Ashley rested a hand on her hip.

Blythe had let out a startled gasp. Rafe guessed Ashley’s voice sounded exactly as it should for the body she was manifesting. This is so not fair! I want to see Angelina too!

“Please change back,” Blythe said, staggering back into her seat with a thump.

The golden glimmer faded so Rafe knew Blythe could see Ashley again.

“What are you?” Blythe asked shakily.

Rafe was pleased to see no fear coloring Blythe’s eyes, just an understandable uncertainty, and a growing curiosity. She knew Blythe would be too much of an investigator to let this opportunity slip by in terror.

“She’s pretty unique.” Rafe spoke before Ashley could answer and received a loving smile from her.

“I’m human, but with a twist.”

“And this twist gives you some sort of magical powers?”

“Kind of,” Ashley admitted.

“Should I be afraid of you?”

“No.” Ashley moved to kneel before Blythe and took her shaking hands in her own. “I’m one of the good guys, I promise. You needed to see for yourself that not everything is as it seems, and I’m afraid that’s the situation in this investigation of yours.”

“Demons are connected to stealing these babies?” Blythe let out an abrupt laugh. “I can’t believe I’m even hearing this, let alone considering it.”

“Blythe, I now see demons on a daily basis. My orderly black-and-white vision of the world got smashed to smithereens along with some of my skull in that alley. This is why we’re here. You need Ashley to find the demon that’s here. You’ll never see it, you won’t be able to detect it, but Ashley will, and she can put a stop to whatever its role is in these snatchings.”

“Why would a demon want to steal children and pass them off to someone else?”

Ashley shrugged. “That’s what we hope to find out.”

“And what am I supposed to do with this information? What do I tell Daryl?”

Rafe just shook her head.

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