The Codex: An Angel's Guide to Seducing A Human

Chapter Five

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Narius

By the time they worked things out, it was getting dark. The sun hung over the horizon and cast shadows that darkened the plains.

Pannaxx opened his wings. "Thank you. I have learned much today. Now, if the two of you do not mind, I shall be on my way to find a fishing boat."

Emily placed her hand on her hip and tapped her staff against his scales. "You better not cause any trouble."

"You have my word."

She closed her eyes and sighed. "I wish I had more than just your word."

I tsked and wagged my finger at her ignorance. "Dragons are honorable creatures. He'll keep his promise."

Pannaxx nodded, and flapped his leathery wings. "Thank you, servant of Halfaya. We shall meet again. Until then, may you sleep in a warm cave filled with gold."

"Don't do anything to upset the other humans, or she will be back!" I shouted.

Pannaxx chuckled and flew off.

Once the dragon was nothing more than a speck on the sky, Emily, with her lips pressed into a thin line and eyes cast down, murmured, "I'm glad we could settle this in a peaceful way."

I folded my arms and smiled. "What do you mean 'we'? It was all me."

Emily's eyes twitched. "Regardless, the job's done." She shrugged. "Ha. Who knew you'd actually be useful."

I mimicked her gesture and shrugged. "Ha. Who knew you'd be scared of a dragon."

"What?"

"I saw you shaking the whole time. Lucky for you, I was here to save you."

Emily smiled, gripped my left wing and squeezed.

My bones cracked, and I screamed, the once dull pain now agonizing.

The violent human let out a short grunt and snapped my left wing back into place. My bones cracked like a whip, and I cried out, collapsing to the ground with a soft thud.

My eyes watered and salty tears caressed my lips. "Why?" I croaked. "Why?"

She patted my right wing. "Don't worry. I've set wings on birds before."

"Hold on. I am not a bird. I am—"

She tugged.

The bones on my other wing snapped into place. I moaned and found the ground hugging my face. As I lay there, my wings trembled from shivers of pain. "How... could you? After everything we've been through."

Emily squatted next to me and smirked. "Then you should have healed them while the dragon and I were chatting."

I shook my head. "We can't heal our own bodies. Only others."

"Really? Then more reason for me to set your wings." Emily waved her staff in the air, and a ball of light dropped on top of my head. I glanced at the round object hovering over me that drove away the dying twilight. It looked similar to the halo mother wore.

I look just like an Archangel. I smiled, the wonderful thought of my distant future lifting my lips and dulling the pain.

Tossing her staff to the grass, Emily sat down and hugged her knees. "Narius, I was wrong."