My Fallen Angel (bxb) ✔

Chapter 39 - The Book

Raziel's POV

I disappear into the pink light leaving my perplexed mate and Lance behind, reappearing in a dining room I've never seen before.

"Raziel?" A hoarse voice whispers, and I turn towards the curly haired boy with the pink star floating above his head. "What are you doing here?"

Declan blows his nose and tosses the little ball of damp tissue on the table to join the others. His eyes are puffy and red, tears soak the front of his T-shirt and his bottom lip trembles as he tries to suppress his sniffles.

As I approach the human, I catch a glimpse of blood red writing tainting dusty golden brown pages bound by a dark brown cover that oozes darkness; an ancient book that I thought was well hidden.

"Why do you have that?"

Declan's eyes follow mine and he snatches the book from the table, hugging it close to his chest. His jaw ticks and his glare is as cold as the winter air. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here because you called me." I slide into the seat next to him being careful not to touch any of the snot filled tissues. I might have no problem with Kai's snot but anyone else's is a no no.

Declan's eyebrows knit together and I continue. "I'm your guardian angel and right now, I think you're about to do something you will regret, so I'm here to help."

"I'm fine. You can leave." He shifts his body away from me so that the book is no longer in my direct line of vision. The sadness and heartbreak in his piercing green eyes is enough to make even the most heartless person weep, but the harsh, fiery determination mixed in there is what worries me.

It's a look I have seen before. One I hoped I would never see again. Light a lightbulb going off in my head, it finally clicks why I had to be Declan's guardian angel, why it couldn't have been any other angel.

I sigh as a sad smile spreads across my face. "That book can't help you save Lance, in fact it does the exact opposite."

His eyes widen and he shakes his head. "No. You're wrong."

"Let me tell you a story. If in the end you don't believe me, I will help you get all the ingredients you need to summon the demon that you think will help you."

Although Declan's grip on the book doesn't loosen, he sniffles and nods.

I suck in a shaky breath as the images of that time start flashing before me. Images I had tried to purge from my mind.

"A long long time ago, I had a close friend called Yael. She was shy, funny, sweet and full of hope. One day, while fulfilling a mission on earth, she saw a human whom she was sure she would spend the rest of her life with.

"I'd never seen her so happy. She would talk about her constantly and soon she worked up the courage to ask her out."

Soft sobs continue to escape Declan as he listens to me.

"Though the woman's eyes lingered on her and the attraction she felt for Yael was clear, the woman said she was only interested in being friends, but that didn't deter Yael. She was happy to spend time with her and was sure she could eventually win her over. They spent weeks getting to know each other and became good friends.

"Slowly, the human started to give into her feelings for Yael and asked her out. As you could imagine Yael was thrilled."

I can still picture Yael's smile when she told me of their date. Her eyes sparkled, her entire face lit up and she bounced up and down as she spoke in a chirpy sing-song voice.