Page 106 of Caressed By Sin
“Then, we can—”
“But, I can't beat Adae—”
“My friend will get us away before Adae comes after us—”
“Who is this friend?”
“A fellow hunter. I've worked with him a few times and—”
“Was he ever your lover?”
“Azar, can we focus on the actual plan—”
“Was he?”
“No.”
“And how can he sneak us in?”
“You let me figure that out. Just promise that you'll follow my plan, instead of yours.”
He frowned.
“Azar, we can do it. We can get in. We can fight the guards. We can grab my daughter and get out fast.”
He studied me.
“You are super powerful, and now I am stronger with your blood.”
He crossed his arms over his chest.
Fear filled my veins. “Will you help me get my daughter that way?”
“I’d do anything for you.”
I sighed in relief.
Hope mingled with fear. I did my best to be courageous and put together a plan in my head. Still, it was hard to ignore how impossible the mission truly could be. One of us could get killed by Adae or his sorcerers. Even more, Adae could simply trap us, and then my daughter would be his forever.
A fucking fallen Angel? Can we beat him and get my daughter back?
Chapter 18
Zoe
Fatou
We were going to get my little girl, my baby.
Later that night, I clung to Azar, hanging onto his back as he flew us toward Adae’s stone castle. The wind blew through his charcoal curls. They blended with the starless night sky.
Yet his body was firm and warm against the chill.
This is going to work out.
We soared over the circle of erupting volcanoes, Adae’s first line of defense for enemies that traveled on foot. The air reeked of sulfur. Heat rose from the fiery mountains and almost seared my skin.
Azar flew us higher and cloaked us with darkness.
