Fallen Angel by Patricia Puddle Read Free Book Online Page B

I’m
pleased you’re being honest with me, but you have to quit these
desires for human pleasures while you can. This sort of obsession
will only lead to your downfall, so please , just give it a
rest.” He shook him. “And yes, I’ve missed you terribly—more than
you’ll ever know, and I would hate to see something bad
happened to you. But you have to understand, I’ve had the
responsibility of keeping Eloise’s soul from Lucifer thrust upon me
for eighteen years, and I’ve had to make sacrifices. You could ease
my burden by going to rehab, then we could be friends again. So Please , Devlin, promise me you will?”
    Devlin pulled him into a
bear hug. “I knew you missed me, Nate.”
    “ Hang on a
minute.” Nathaniel pulled away. “What about your promise to book
into rehab?”
    Devlin flashed a cheeky
grin. “Okay, I’ll go, but first I want to show you something. Just
watch Madeline’s face.”
    Before Nathaniel could
stop him, Devlin flew up the garden and wrapped his arms around
Madeline’s waist. Although she couldn’t see him, she dropped her
pegs and froze on the spot.
    Devlin laughed. “See,
Nate. She can actually feel me.”
    Losing patience,
Nathaniel shot over to him. “No, she can’t , she can only
sense you.”
    “ Okay, I’ll
prove it.” Devlin held his hands above Madeline’s head, then slowly
ran them over her breasts and down the sides of her body, stopping
at her bare legs.
    Madeline shivered and
rubbed her knees, then she nervously glanced around before running
back into the house.
    Slapping his thighs,
Devlin laughed. “See, I told you she could feel me. She quivered at
my touch.”
    Mortified, Nathaniel
glanced at the house to see if Eloise was still there. Although
she’d moved from the window, he prayed she’d stay indoors until
Devlin had gone. Turning back to him, he sighed. “Listen, Devlin,
you’re playing with fire, and if you don’t stop, God will burn your
wings off.”
    “ No he won’t.
It’s not as if I can physically do anything.” He grinned
wickedly. “Though if I could, I would.”
    “ Enough,”
yelled Nathaniel, running a hand through his hair. He knew now,
Devlin had no intention of keeping his promise and he wanted him
out of there. “You’re being absurd and I think it’s time you
left.”
    Devlin scoffed. “Aw,
don’t be such a killjoy, Nathaniel. Anyway I’m not going anywhere,
not until I’ve had more fun with the lovely Madeline, and I haven’t
seen Eloise yet.”
    Nathaniel felt a rage
like he’d never known. He couldn’t believe Devlin would stoop so
low. He didn’t want him anywhere near Madeline or Eloise. Not now,
not ever. Clenching his fists, he glared at him. “If you don’t
leave right now, I’ll make you!”
    Devlin’s eyes flashed
with obvious fury. “Is that right?”
    “ What are you
really here for, to make a fool of me? Is that what this is all
about, revenge?”
    “ No, but I’m
not having you dictating to me that I can’t have a bit of fun with
a human.”
    Nathaniel squinted at
him. “What is wrong with you? Have you gone completely
mad?”
    “ Oh, come on,
Nate, you saw how Madeline reacted. It’s fun, you’ll see. Just try
it.”
    His fury building,
Nathaniel reached for his sword. “Don’t push me, Devlin. I’m
warning you, you’ll feel my wrath!”
    “ You’re warning me ?” Devlin held his belly and
laughed. “Ha-ha, you don’t know the meaning of wrath, my friend.”
His face suddenly hardened into something quite ominous. “But if
you don’t give Eloise back to me, you’ll surely find
out.”
    Tightening his jaw to
keep his anger in check, Nathaniel stared at him for a long moment.
He’d seen Devlin intimidate angels before, but he’d never seen him
look so sinister. Devlin might be slightly taller than him at
six-foot-one, but they both had similar powerful physiques and he
had no qualms about challenging him to a duel.
    A malicious grin spread
across Devlin’s face as he stalked