House Of Legions (The Angel Descendants book 1)

Clare stood there in the ice-cream shop. The noise around her, a background sound as everything else just slowed down, everything besides those four words, “Nathan is your brother,” that was deafening, the words echoing so loud she wanted to rip her ears off.

The urge to scream strong but she couldn’t find her voice. How could she have a brother and not know about him? It was so obvious now that she had heard the words. Nathan was her brother.

All of her eight years of what she remembered she’d wanted another sibling, yearned for it like a second limb. Yet, here he stood, so close but she felt like they were mountains apart.

She was played for a fool, her own mother rolled the dice. How many other lies followed, how much more was there to tell. Clare didn’t hear the others talk. She didn't hear Nathan calling her name. Her mind too caught up in how her own mother had betrayed her, she knew the woman didn't want her, but this. Clare shook her head.

A wave of anger coursed through her veins as her mother's long fingers brushed her cheek. Clare snarled at the woman who she had refrained from meeting the end of her tongue all the years. Her lip curled in disgust, but her voice came out steady, dead, belying her anger, “You think this is so funny, don't you mother, mine, huh? Playing God with my life, lying to me.”

She ran her fingers in her hair, hoping to feel a knot to tug, to ground her, make her feel strong, “I want to leave now.” She stammered, “I wanna go back to London, I.. I can't do this.”

When Clare met the sorrowful gaze of Nathan she flinched, dropping her head. She didn't want his pity, she didn't need it. Unconsciously, Clare sat down next to Alonso, dismissing her mother completely. But Michelle wasn't having that, she stopped right in front of Clare, her commanding voice in full force, “We are leaving now, we can talk on the way.”

Clare shook her head, “So you just thought you could play me? Clare the unwanted daughter, let me punish the bitch, lemme not tell her, THAT SHE HAS A BROTHER!” People in the ice-cream shop turned around to look at Clare who was without a doubt making a scene. She was aware that she in fact was making a scene but just didn't care.

Clare ignored the onlookers and glowered at Kalbreal, “And you, correct me if I'm wrong.” She laughed at the obscenity of how it happened, but dropped her voice, “This morning when you saw me, you knew who I was, you could have said something, but you chose not to, instead you brushed it off, acting as if you’d never seen me in your life. My question for you is, did you get your kick out of it? Was that apology worth anything?” She asked in a hostile manner,

The arrogant ass grinned at her, grinned! Seriously? “Really? you wanna have this conversation NOW, in front of her?” He answered in a hushed voice with a question of his own, not wanting the others to hear him. She frowned and shrugged, “Well you did make it known that I am by far not your type, so yes, I want to know now!”

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is the guy? Oh, come on Clare, a guy with piercings

you wanna lecture me, you LIED to me woman. On top of that, I was played for a fool by these idiots, and you want to give

awe, “Well I did save her life twice, just

shot a blatant look at Kalbreal, “I’m thankful for that, but it doesn’t mean you have full rights to her, Kalbreal. We all know about your kind and their history with

one thing, “When

let’s go” he said.

at her mother, “I shall remember that hostility the next time you are praying for

who had to grow up without a mother after all, not you, and I

to look at Michelle.

was about to touch it with her fingers when he pulled his away, “Sorry, I have this thing

them in a separate car. Nathan must’ve known his mother had a bad temper because he didn't even bother saying anything when she handed him the keys to the

Nathan once in the car to give him directions which somehow grated on Clare’s nerves. Clare was relieved to see him smiling while he drove, and clamped her mouth shut. She wasn't angry at her brother. Kalbreal wasn't lying when he said she was the lucky ones, but just as she realized that curiosity won

smiling in the rear-view mirror, “I never said I'm sane, but

mother for the first time since they had left the

actually…” her mother sighed, “It wasn't an accident Clare, somebody was trying to kill you. I’ll explain, you’ll understand and I’ll answer all your questions honey, I promise, just, let’s get back to the apartment.”

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