My name is Harmony. I am an angel of Heron, was lured down to one of the Deaths. I was found by Jakov Hikikon, the most deadly of the nine. I knew I shouldn't have followed that Kilthy.
The Deaths must slit the throats of angels to get their starlight, or they can draw it out slowly to keep the starlight regenerating.
I woke in a birdcage, was given a pear, and...had my blood stolen from me. I had never felt such pain. I am never going to escape. I am never going to be okay ever, ever again. He keeps telling me he's sorry, but if he was really sorry, he'd let me go. How can such a beautiful man be so cruel?
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She was like a gift, sent to me from heaven...literally. All I could see was the starlight seeming to radiate from her. I had never seen an angel as vibrant as her... as darling as her. I know what I do isn't right, but dammit, I can't resist.
My one and only goal is to become more powerful than my brothers, to make sure that they never take control. It's been this way for thousands of years...and it's only going to stay that way.
The angel, she doesn't deserve it. She had to be a singer, that's the only way she could be so pretty, so innocent. The singers don't fight, they sit in their trees and sing to each other all day long. I can't help but feel sorry for her every time I hear her scream...but I can't be weak. Sooner or later, I'll have to kill her...
because the call of an angel's blood....that's like setting a feast in front of a starving man.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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