House Of Legions (The Angel Descendants book 1)

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The room was rowdy, as the people caught up with news and conversations, completely disregarding all the drama that had taken place twenty minutes ago.

Clare had just spoken with one of her own, Draiken when she spotted Vincent, “There’s one who can be of grave use to you Clare, he’s in the mountains of Aquadore, him as an ally might just save your life.”

She smiled at Vincent, he leaned in closer to her ear, a hint of a smile brushed his lips as he whispered, “Nikolai Blackwyll, I suggest you go alone.”

“Thanks, Vincent,” he winked at her and walked away.

Clare’s gaze shifted, it landed on Kalbreal across the room. He stood alone, lost in his mind no doubt, and she just couldn’t look away from the gingered hair Angel, who was now part of her past and possible future.

going against his own. She couldn’t hate him, because if she was honest to herself, she would’ve been dead if it weren’t for his betrayal.

having her soul forcefully ripped out of her, leaving her bare. The same thing she had hated and chastised herself about, the same sickness

knowing the sacrifice endorsed from saving her and the determination he set on keeping her

her gaze when he turned to face her as if he could feel her eyes trained on him. It should have freaked her out, that he knew exactly when

instead. She knew that girl was her, but she was different, young and fearless, with raven black hair, and the eyes, she couldn’t remember the eyes, it was always blocked, maybe it was a trick of the light but

to try and piece together the events which

feelings for Angel-boy had altered. True, he had been a constant in the last few days, since her life turned into turmoil. Seeing him now as not just her one time saviour, but the reason for

she saw him, she found it hard not to see a broken Angel

even with all Kalbreal’s flaws now just a minority, he did not have midnight blue eyes that glimmered in the darkness or the touch that possessed her from the very first time. So though there was a small part of her that felt for Kalbreal, he was not the one she yearned for. Not