Fallen: Celeste by Tiffany Aaron Read Free Book Online Page A

angel, then I have to
accept the fact that you will never need me."
    Celeste frowned at him. "Never need you? I need you to help
me find Tomas."
    "No, you don't. I'm sure you can trace him no matter what
happens to me. You can use any man as long as he's willing to have sex with
you." Bitterness filled his voice.
    "You're right, I don't need you specifically, but since I
pant after you like a bitch in heat, I might as well enjoy myself. It was the
orgasm you gave me in the limo that allowed me to connect with Tomas for the
first time the other night. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see where he
was."
    "That's why you brought me here. We'll have a little fun,
I'll get a blowjob, you'll get some power and we'll find Tomas." Adam
stalked out of the alley. He turned back when he realized that she wasn't
following him. "Aren't you coming? Haven't you figured out where he is?
That way you won't have to touch or deal with me anymore."
    "What the hell is your problem? I thought you were the one
who always wanted no strings attached. You never wanted to get involved in a
real relationship with anyone." Celeste was puzzled. What had happened in
Adam's mind to make him start acting like a spoiled brat? He was getting
mind-blowing sex with someone who wasn't going to stick around afterwards.
Wasn't that every man's dream?
    She couldn't believe he was so angry. She was offering what he had
always said he wanted—sex without attachments. Was he upset because he knew he
wasn't going to be the one walking away? She knew there was power in being the
one to make the decision to end it. He would have no control over the way the
relationship would go. Having always been in charge of his life ever since he ran
away from his foster home, she knew Adam wouldn't deal well with her making the
decision to end it.
    Celeste caught up to him but didn't say anything to him. She slid
into her car. He stood outside and stared down at her.
    "Are you coming with me?"
    "Where are you going?"
    Celeste shrugged. "I'm driving around for a little bit. I
have a slight trace on him, but I need to be closer to get a better
direction."
    "You mean the blowjob didn't do the trick?" He said
nastily.
    Celeste quirked an eyebrow at him. "Are we going to be bitchy
about this whole thing? I can't tell you I'm sorry. You would know I was lying
to you. I need the power sex can give me. I am sorry if you don't understand
how it works. I can't explain it to you."
    "Can't or won't?"
    "Both. You're human. You have no right and no need to hear
about the power the fallen have." Celeste started the car.
    "Why not?"
    "The workings of angels, even fallen angels, are far above
the minds of men. There are places you don't want to go, Adam." Celeste's
voice was quiet as she stared out the windshield of the car.
    Adam laughed harshly. "What can you do to me that any human
couldn't?"
    Celeste's eyes filled with tears and a bitter knowledge.
"I've seen the loss of Heaven, Adam. I've seen what it can do to angels
and humans alike. I've heard the screams of those who have lost their souls.
I've watched them slowly understand and accept their banishment, not from
Heaven, which is bad enough, but from the very presence of Him." Tears
seeped down Celeste's face. "I can take you to the place, Adam. I can show
you Hell. There is no rest for the wicked or the weary, Adam. I've figured that
out on my own."
    Adam felt his anger weaken. There was an emptiness shining in
Celeste's eyes. A sorrow hung heavy in her heart. How could an angel live
outside the presence of God without going mad? He was afraid to look too
closely at her soul. He found he held a hope in his heart that she would
somehow see her way to staying with him. Could an angel who would always wish
for Heaven and the presence of God be happy with a mortal?
    His heart grew heavy. Celeste Young had lived for centuries
longing for the one thing she would never have again. Did he have what it took
to fill that emptiness in her heart? Did he