Desired By The Archangel: Book Two (Angel Paranormal Romance) (Braving Darkness 8) by Scarlett Grove Read Free Book Online

was at a loss for words as she leaned against his chest, listening to his heart beating. Running her dripping hand over his chest, she caressed him gently, sending her total love to him through her touch.
    Finally, he kissed the top of her head and helped her out of the water. They dressed and had lunch before heading back out into the cavern. Magda had been reborn.
     

Chapter Twelve
    "Thank god you're back!" Cassie said, rushing to hug Magda. "Why did you run off? We were worried sick.
    "I needed a break. But I realized I've been childish and selfish. Things could be much worse. Like getting kidnapped by Pyramid Corp and almost getting raped by a soldier."
    "What?" Cassie said. Michael only walked silently by her side as they made their way down the hall.
    "There's a group of them at the base of the mountain. They know we're here, and they will come for us."
    "This place is much stronger than anything they can throw at us," Cassie said, putting her hands on her hips.
    "But maybe not the Anu," Michael said, finally speaking up.
    Cassie and Magda looked at him, horror slowly crossing Cassie's face. "They will attack," she said. It wasn't a question.
    The mountain shook as if from an earthquake. Dust and rock dripped from the ceiling. Screaming echoed down the hallways. Michael led Magda and Cassie through the masses of people to the front entrance of the cave. When they arrived, the main room of the cave had been largely abandoned. Xavier and Rafe stood near the entrance, looking out onto the scene outside, as did Circe and several of the dragon shifters.
    "They're attacking," Rafe said, cocking his head towards the Anu fighter jets flying by. The mountain had been besieged by a legion of them. At least a dozen of the small craft zoomed around the peak.
    "I'll get rid of these assholes," Cassie said, stepping farther toward the opening. She lifted her arms and used her energy-blasting ability to knock a jet out of the sky. It went hurtling through space and crashed in the forest below the tree line. She continued blasting one after the other while Xavier called on his dragons to burn them out of the sky.
    Out of nowhere, a massive ship appeared on the horizon. It blocked out the sun and looked to be the size of the mountain itself. "Oh, shit," Cassie breathed just before knocking another small craft out of the air. The dragons who had assembled looked at the massive shift and began to protest. But Xavier growled at them just as he transformed into a huge red dragon and Circe jumped on his back.
    "You don't have the power to take down that ship," Michael warned them. Xavier and his dragons were already in flight, shooting down the smaller craft.
    The larger ship slid through the air, silently moving toward the mountain and casting the land in darkness. "We need to take the people as far as we can into the depths of the mountain and close up the entrance," Michael told Rafe. "Get those dragons back here," he said.
    Rafe deployed his people to lead the masses into the depths of the mountain. Cassie gave up shooting and went into meditation, standing right there with her eyes closed. A moment later, the dragons came back, dodging laser fire from the remaining small craft. They landed just below the opening. They shifted and stormed through the doorway. Circe looked agitated and Xavier's face was deep in a frown.
    "We had this," he grumbled at Cassie.
    "No, you didn’t," Michael said. "Now, everyone, get into the innermost chamber. I will close the entrance.”
    Everyone pushed through the main chamber and hurried deeper into the mountain. Magda stood beside Michael as he flicked holographic images on a control panel. The outer rock of the mountain seemed to push out over itself in a grinding slow motion, until it fit snugly closed.
    "Come," Michael said. "We haven't much time."
    The mountain shook violently as if hit with a nuke. Screaming echoed all the way up to the main chamber. The lights went out and Magda reached for