Midnight Fire - Rise of the Dark Angel - Book One (32 page)

             
“I know you’ll talk to Sadie, but you can’t tell anyone else. You have to promise me that. I have the power to make you forget everything, but I won’t do that to you. I won’t alter your mind. I love you too much to use my powers against you,” he promised.

             
Suddenly Phoenix’s fear diminished because she knew without a doubt he wouldn’t ever harm her. He could’ve killed her in the blink of an eye, at any moment, in the past months, but he’d been nothing but protective. What made that any different from a mortal being. They could kill at a moment’s notice, but they chose not to, unless they went bad, like a serial killer, or the horrid enemy soldiers, like the ones who attacked her and Sadie. Just because Jayden was something other than human didn’t mean he was any better or worse than her. Phoenix knew Jayden was nothing like those soldiers or evil people who resided in her world. He was full of love, protectiveness, and kindness. She had nothing to fear from him, but she still needed to clear her head.

             
“I need some time. I can’t figure out how I feel right now, I just need time,” she pled with him to understand.

             
“Of course.
I’ll walk you back, now.” He jumped down from the truck and held his hand out. He didn’t grab her – he carefully watched for her to initiate any kind of physical contact. He
smiled when she tentatively reached out and let him help her down. “Thank you,” he
whispered,
his soft voice full of emotion.

             
They began the long walk back through the empty hall. Phoenix was grateful he didn’t try to make small talk. She had too many emotions and thoughts rushing through her body and mind. She needed to sort them out before she could carry on a conversation. They reached her door and he gently turned her toward him.

             
“I’ll see you soon,” he whispered. He bent down and brushed his lips against her cheek, then quickly left. Phoenix gazed through the darkness as he disappeared from her sight. She was in shock, and as she stood alone, the emotions clogged her throat and made her feel as if she were suffocating.

             
Finally, Phoenix stumbled into her room, with her hand pressed against her cheek, where his lips had been only moments before. How could he be evil when he made her feel so loved? She wouldn’t make any decisions until she spoke with Sadie. She couldn’t trust her own judgment. Was she seeing what she wanted to see? He had never hurt her, but he’d walked in darkness for many years. Could he truly let that all go? It was too much for her to process – she felt her head start to pound, and felt almost as if she were in quicksand, and the more she struggled to understand, the more she sunk into the ground.

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Midnight Fire – Rise of the Dark Angel Book One

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