The Fallen One by C.R. Jane

Author:C.R. Jane [Jane, C.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Reverse Harem, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance, College, Angels, Abuse, Supernatural, New Adult
Published: 2018-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Before

“What part of my godlike form are you painting today?” I ask Camilla as she purses her lips in concentration, ignoring my comments. She’s been trying to paint me, but I’m having trouble sitting still today and I doubt today’s session is going to go well. I never can stay away from the compound for very long before it would be noticed, so it’s been taking her forever to finish my picture since she’s only getting me to model for a little bit of time every visit. She’s told me that she’s only about halfway done. I pretend it’s a nuisance, but secretly I’m excited to see what her talent does with my awe-inspiring looks.

Despite my restrictions to the rest of the council, I have snuck out a few times to bring Camilla food and supplies, and make sure she is doing alright. I bring her little tidbits from the supernatural world on these trips as well: a blanket that a warlock enchanted that always keeps the user at the perfect temperature; a water basin that I picked up in Turkey that never gets empty; and her favorite thing of all, paint I procured from a flower nymph. Camilla burst into tears when she saw the mesmerizing beauty of the paint. Flower nymphs have perfected the process of capturing the colors only seen in the wild. I had never been a painter, but I had gone through a period of time when I collected random things because of boredom and since flower nymph paint was a rare and highly prized commodity, I had gone out of my way to get some. Seeing Camilla’s face when she used the first color on some of the canvases I had brought her was priceless.

She asks me question after question about the supernatural world. She’s fascinated by the fact that all this time she thought humans were alone in the world when in fact angels, vampires, and demons are all around her all walking around unnoticed. It’s amusing to see her different reactions to different creatures, or when I tell her why certain things are how they are.

“You’re trying to tell me that earthquakes are caused by giants?” she looks at me incredulously.

I nod seriously. “They’re temperamental buggers,” I tell her. “Every so often the different tribes decide they hate each other and wage war. You can imagine what hundreds of 30 foot creatures crashing and stomping around would do to the land. The mountain giants cause avalanches as well.” Her eyes widen and she looks impressed.

We have conversations about humans as well. After discovering they aren’t all completely useless I pepper her with questions about why humans do certain things. “Explain to me why humans get married?” I ask her one day. “Life is so temporary, and humans don’t have fated mates. Most human marriages I’ve seen are extremely unhappy. There a huge reason why the Fallen are so successful with taking human souls. It’s easy to persuade a miserable person to do something terrible if you promise them it will make them happy.

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