Sins of the Immortal Jamie McGuire-AMAZON by McGuire Jamie
Author:McGuire, Jamie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-02T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eleven
Eden
My eyes opened just as I sucked in my first breath of fresh air. The first thing my gaze settled on was the chandelier above. I was focused more on what was at the bottom of the trust fall, so we didnât end up in the hallway where weâd been, instead landing on our backs in Grandmotherâs bedroom. That meant my sweaty, soot and sand-covered skin lying against my grandmotherâs one-hundred-year-old Tabriz Persian rug. I could hear her sigh from the drawing room.
I scrambled to stand, with Leviâs hand still in mine. I pulled him up, but slowly. He had pushed his body too hard while we were in the Underworld.
âI shouldnât have brought you down there so soon,â I said. âYouâre still not healed.â
âI guess it takes me longer the older I get?â
âOr youâve lost favor. Maybe some of your powers were given to you by your father?â
Levi frowned, unhappy with the thought. His expression changed. âDo you hear that?â he asked.
I nodded. Whatever it was hanging on to Leviâs mother emanated a constant, low growl that grew louder when I fixated on him. The demon knew I was aware of it. The old entity was a spy for Lucifer himself and had already relayed all the information it had gathered at that moment. I was glad weâd found a way around its eavesdropping, but no one else could hide the way Levi and I could.
Grandmotherâs heels clicked down the hallway, and she opened the door, gesturing for us to get the hell out of her bedroom. Politely, of course. We stood in the hallway, waiting for her to speak.
âItâs listening,â Grandmother said. âAnd has been quite cantankerous since you left. Whatever you plan to do, you should do it now.â
âMy parents should be here,â I said. âWe need all the guidance we can get.â
Levi nodded.
I dialed Dadâs number and held my cell phone to my ear.
He picked up on the first ring. âEverything okay, sweetheart?â Dad asked.
âI need you to come home.â
âOn my way,â he said, hanging up.
I looked into Leviâs eyes, hoping heâd change his mind. âYouâre sure?â
He hesitated. âItâs up to her, but I know what sheâll say. Eden?â
âYes?â
âYour grandmother is Cambion.â
âYes. You sort of let that cat out of the bag with my mother present, remember? My mom didnât speak to my dad for three days after that.â
âBut ⦠how does she hear the tag? Typically Cambions donât have those senses. She seems to know a lot more than she should.â
I waited a beat. âMaybe you should ask her.â
Levi shook his head. âShe scares me. You ask her.â
âYour father is Satan, and my grandmother scares you?â
Levi frowned. âIf I said yes, would you think less of me?â
I turned toward Petraâs door and stared at it for a full minute. âIf I asked you to pray with me, would you think less of me?â
âYou wonât.â
I sighed, grabbing his hand. âPray with me.â
His brows pulled together, and the tears forming in his eyes made them glisten in the low light.
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