The Devil's Angel by Rachel McClellan

Author:Rachel McClellan [McClellan, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00XKCY2OA
Goodreads: 25601012
Published: 2015-08-11T03:00:00+00:00

22

“You’re looking good,” Julie said to him when Lucien exited the elevator at the Deific.

He glanced down at his black suit. “Too much?”

“Depends on if we’re in my bedroom or not.” She smiled and winked. “You must be here for Eve.”

Lucien glanced around the office. Only a few people were still working. “Yeah. Is she in back?”

“You just missed her.” She chewed on a pen, eyeing him up and down.

“She left?” He tried to keep his voice from rising.

“A couple of minutes ago. She said to tell you she’d meet you at the Mayor’s Ball. If you give me about ten minutes, I can go with you.” The pen twisted in her mouth.

“No, thanks.”

He left the building as quickly as possible. Without being too obvious, he strode through the crowds of people, weaving his way in and out of the masses. The crowd scurried about like rats stuck in a maze. Lucien was always amazed at how busy humans seemed. Maybe it was better that way. If people stopped to see the truth around them, they might be terrified by what they discovered.

Several teenagers, dressed up as the seven dwarfs, shoved each other in front of him. Lucien moved around the rowdy boys. He didn’t care for holidays and never celebrated them. As far as he was concerned, holidays were created as one more distraction to keep humans in the dark from the truth. Somehow, having an event to celebrate made people feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

After several blocks, Lucien finally picked up her scent. She was close. He stepped into an alley. With human eyes no longer on him, he raced through to the other side and up behind the buildings. He should be able to cut her off in a matter of seconds.

Coming around to another alley, Lucien stopped abruptly when an angel gowned in all white with white butterfly-like wings passed by the opening. The image startled at him and, for a brief moment, he wondered if it was in fact a real angel. But then he smelled lilacs.

Lucien fell in step behind Eve, taken in by her appearance.

She wore a long, white, strapless satin gown with folds of silk all around her. Her hair was completely straight and fell to the middle of her back, and a diamond crown graced the top of her head. He couldn’t bring himself to go forward to be with her, afraid he would tarnish her perfect image. Instead, he walked a safe distance behind, never taking his eyes off her.

At the doors to the hotel, she turned around and looked out. Lucien didn’t hide. He stood opposite the street, hands at his side.

“Lucien,” she whispered. The wind carried his name to be heard only by him.

He nodded once in acknowledgment and crossed the road. He kept his eyes locked with hers, unable to look away.

Before he could say anything, she said, “I’m sorry I left. I wasn’t sure if you’d be back.”

“I will always come back.”

“Forgive me?” She batted her eyes at him angelically.

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