Desired by Abigail Livinghouse (good fiction books to read .TXT) š
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Whatās occurred in the past month has drastically changed Gabriel Jamulās and Rafaela Geordieās lives.
Once an angel in Heaven, Gabriel is now Rafaelaās protector, keeping watch over her while a conniving angel is after her, and will stop at nothing to take her for his own. Rafaela is confused, staying with Gabriel and one of his guardian angel friends Nick, she doesnāt understand what she is, how sheās a powerful Soul Speaker who possesses abilities only angels should have. Her confusion is exactly what Zale wants, making it easier for him to act.
Will Zale be able to take Rafaela with his methods of persuasion in her state of vulnerability? Or will Gabriel be able to keep her safe, and under his watchful protection?
Chapter OneRafaela
I laid on the pullout couch in the den of Gabrielās apartment, staring at the ceiling. I could hear the two talking in the living room, but I wasnāt listening.
My mind was racing. Gabriel was my guardian angel, Nick was apparently an angel, some angel in Heaven was after me because I was a āSoul Speakerā, and now I was supposed to stay here for a while. I just had one question, what the hell was going on?!
āKnock knockā, I turned to see Gabriel tapping with his knuckles on the half of a wall that separated the den from the main living room.
āWhat do you want?ā I grumbled, lying back down.
He shrugged, moving into the room and sitting down at the end of the couch, causing me to pull my legs in towards my chest. āNothing. Just checking to see how you were.ā
I shrugged in return. I had taken a shower, my hair was damp as it had been earlier, I was wearing an oversized T-shirt (courtesy of pervert Nick), and now I was stuck here in an angelās apartment. So, all in all, I was doing pretty fucking dandy. Gabrielās brow knit together at my silence.
āAre you okay?ā He asked. I laughed dryly, shaking my head.
āNow, why in the world would I be okay? Iāve just flown through the fucking sky on the back of my fucking guardian angel, and to make it all better, Iām camping out in my angelās studio apartment!ā I nearly shrieked, sitting back up and staring angrily at Gabriel.
He looked calmly back at me, his light green eyes showing that my words had gone in one ear and out the other. āItās only temporary. I promise, youāll be able to go home soon. Youāre only supposed to stay here for the time being until we know that itās absolutely safe and that Zale canāt get anywhere near you.ā He said smoothly.
Now I was sitting straight up, my face hot and pulse racing. āWho the fuck is Zale?! Why am I fucking here Gabriel? Iām not going to take this āyou have to stay until youāre safeā shit, Iām just not.ā I snapped, my chest rising and falling with the erratic beating of my heart.
Yes, I was very angry. Why? Oh I donāt know, maybe because Iām supposed to stay in my fucking GAURDIAN ANGELāS apartment until itās āsafeā for me to go outside without getting kidnapped by this Zale freak. Gabriel sighed.
āZale is an angel in Heaven who was once a dark angel but claimed to be good and turned over to our side. He wants to rule, be like God, and he needs people to worship him, preferably strong people. Since most angels do not like Zale, he resorts to searching for human subjects. He specifically likes Soul Speakers because it is a prime communication technique between angels, so he needs mortal Speakers. Keep in mind, Zale is a pig, and he will only take female Speakers. Heās after you, Nick and I can feel it, so weāre keeping you here where he cannot get to you. As soon as we feel he has moved on, youāll be able to return home. Do you understand now?ā Gabriel asked after his long explanation.
I nodded slowly, trying to soak up everything he had said. āI think so. Basically, a perverted angel is after me for my āpowersā?ā I asked, summing it up in English and not āangel speakā. He rolled his eyes at my choice of words but otherwise nodded.
āYes, I suppose.ā He said.
Chapter TwoGabriel
To say things werenāt going well would be a massive understatement. To think that just a month ago I was an angel in Heaven without a care in the world, and now, Iām down on Earth protecting Rafaela, and Iām doing a pretty lousy job at that to say the least.
I looked at her in front of me, stewing over the new information I had just provided. I knew she was confused and frustrated, hell, who wouldnāt be? Sheās been ordered to stay under watch in a foreign apartment for an immeasurable amount of time. And trust me, I didnāt want to keep her here with Nick and I, I wanted her back home and to be able to get back to a sense of normalcy. But with Zaleās cunning eye searching for her, itās too unsafe to send her back home unprotected.
You might ask, arenāt I alone strong enough to keep Rafaela safe? No, Iām afraid not, and Iāll admit it. My strength compared to Zaleās is nothing. Iām not weak, Zale is just strong.
I reached out and took Rafaelaās hand, her large brown eyes immediately shooting to my face.
āI promise you, we will keep Zale away from you. Youāll be safe as long as youāre with us.ā I said firmly, feeling like I was making a promise to myself just as much as I was her.
With a sigh, she nodded. āThanks. Iām just . . . annoyedāpissed, you know?ā She asked.
I couldnāt help but let out a laugh. She had no idea how many times I had felt exactly the same way. Before I could debate what I was about to do next, I leaned over and gave her a swift hug.
āGet some rest. Iāll take you to school in the morning.ā I murmured in her ear, then pulled back. Rafaela looked surprised, but recovered quickly with a snort.
āI gotta go to school? That fucking sucks, I thought this was a slumber party?ā She asked in a high pitched, girly voice.
I chuckled, the moment gone and replaced with Rafaelaās natural humor. āSorry, but you have to go to school.ā
She cocked an eyebrow. āAnd you donāt?ā She countered.
I shook my head. āNo. Iām an angel, I already know everything.ā I said sarcastically, causing her to laugh.
āGood night.ā I said, getting up to leave.
āNight.ā Rafaela said, still laughing lightly, and lying down as I shut off the light in her small makeshift bedroom.
Chapter ThreeRafaela
When I woke up I looked around and saw foreign white walls, bland beige carpet, and felt a rough fuzzy blanket on top of me. I blinked a few times in confusion, wondering if I was really hung-over and if I was , pondering what someone had slipped into my drink last night.
Now Iām not gonna lie, this isnāt the first time Iāve woken up in a strange bed in someoneās bedroomāeven though this didnāt really look like a bedroom, more like a lofty half-roomābut usually I had a faint recollection of what had happened the night before and who I had been with. However, now I was drawing a blank.
I gazed around the room, seeing a few posters of rock groups and a few paintings that I didnāt recognize. I still hadnāt figured out where I was or what had happened when I heard someone talking.
āAriaās coming? Goddammit.ā I heard a familiar voice mutter, when suddenly another voice chimed in.
āYep. I got a text this morning from her, and she was pissed. She was worried about you, and since she couldnāt get ahold of you, she called me at least two times and then switched to texting. Long story short, sheās angry, and sheās coming for a visit.ā The other voice said.
I could tell that the two talking were boys. I scowled, struggling to place them when the first voice spoke again.
āShe doesnāt know that I have Rafaela here.ā The person said, and at the mention of my name, everything from the previous night came rushing back.
Gabriel, guardian angel, Zale, dark angel, after me, staying here, talking to Gabriel, saying goodnight . . . With a groan, I plopped back down on the bed, realizing that I was stuck in my guardian angelās apartment under his and his friendās watchful protection without even a hint of when I might be able to leave. I sighed. Shit . . .
Well, I was awake now, so I might as well get up and see when I gotta go to school. I grimaced at that and stood, going into the living room where Gabriel and Nick were arguing.
āIf Aria comes and realizes that Zaleās after Rafaela sheāll kill me! This was the one thing I could do for her and myself to get back into Heaven, and Iām blowing it. Sheāll have my head if she sees how much Iāve fucked up.ā Gabriel nearly yelled in Nickās face.
I backed up a few inches because of how loud they were, and partly because I wanted to hear what they were talking about. I leaned against the half wall separating my crappy bedroom and the living room, listening as closely as I could. I didnāt really have a problem hearing though, considering they were practically screaming.
āRafaelaās as safe as she can get here, youāre doing your job fine. And if Ariaās pissed
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