Authors: Mimi Barbour
His Devious Angel (23 page)
He didn’t have the heart to wake her. Curled up in his arms, she slept the sleep of the innocent, her silky hair spread over his chest. Probably the hair tickling is what woke him up.
Carefully he swept the silky mass back from her face and happened to catch the illuminated numbers on his watch. Oh-oh. Mustn’t be caught here in her bed.
Moving slowly, he loosened her grasp and shifted himself to the side, where he could slide out from under her warm, clinging body. He’d give a million dollars to stay in the cocoon with her, but he cared too much about her vulnerable nature. As cool as her family were, he sensed that Sadie new-found understanding of them still needed time to flourish.
If he had his way, and he fully intended to, they’d soon have a license that gave him rights to her bed. Then, no matter where they slept, he’d never have to leave her again.
His pajama bottoms were on the floor, and he slipped into them without making a sound. He turned to leave, but couldn’t. Her essence drew him and he let it. Standing near her side, he loved her a little more with every beat of his heart.
A ping, one he was beginning to recognize, sounded the arrival of his mystical friend.
“She’s quite something—”
“Shush, you’ll wake her.”
“Aye, lover boy, we’re not talking out loud. Remember?”
Johnny-angel’s teasing grin forced Liam to look away.
“Sorry. It’s become so normal to converse with you like this; I forget no one else can hear us.”
“I’ve just popped in to say—so long, it’s been nice to know ya.”
Shock hit him, big time.
“You can’t just leave. What if I need you again?”
“I would venture to guess that your life is on an upswing”
The angel’s tone lost it’s teasing.
“My dear fellow, you will be fine from here on out. Once I leave this room, you’ll forget I ever existed. We can’t have folks running around claiming to see angels, now, can we?”
Sadness struck, but sense prevailed. Liam knew what the angel said made sense. Still, he hated the idea of letting go.
“You still have a problem?”
The rascal stood with his legs apart and his arms folded. The sleeves of his blousy white shirt draped over the belted narrow waist. For some reason Liam couldn’t figure out, the lace on the cuffs didn’t seem at all effeminate.
Taking a minute, Liam thought about what his angel had said, and finally he answered.
“You know you’re right. Now that I’ve found my future wife, I’m good
.” He looked over at Sadie, and if a heart could flip, his just performed multiple somersaults.
“And I don’t think I’ll be having any more sleepless nights after talking things over with my Dad. He straightened me out. And if the nightmares come back, I’ll just go and rehash with him again. I’ve gotta tell you, it feels pretty damn good to know he understands.”
“That’ll work both ways. You know that, don’t you?”
A few seconds passed as Liam absorbed the full meaning
. “Message received, loud and clear.”
He understood one thing clearly. Who but an angel can make a person commit to not acting like a self-centered jackass?
“And the future? Your intentions? Will our little Sadie need to suffer a long-distance relationship?”
Censure could barely be heard, but Liam picked it up.
“No. The thought of leaving her now that we’ve found each other aren’t in the picture. I’m thinking the army has seen enough of this soldier. My plans are to stay in DC and get my law degree—specialize in immigration law.”
When he smiled, the Johnny Depp lookalike was the perfect replica of the handsome actor. Seeming to float, he moved over to stand beside Sadie and a visible glow resonated softly around his still figure.
Not wanting to let go, Liam insisted.
“But you’re still my guardian angel. You’ll come again in case I need you, right?”
“Probably not, mate. Since I never was your angel…”
Ping!
…I’m Sadie’s.
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Angels with Attitudes
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Afterword
Thank you so much for reading
His Devious Angel
the second book
in The Angels with Attitude Series.
I loved writing this story and I hope you enjoyed reading it.
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Mimi Barbour lives on the beautiful west coast on Vancouver Island and
writes her paranormal romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye.
Asked why she prefers paranormal, she answers - chuckling
.
“Because it’s fun! Imagination can be a lot more interesting than what happens in real life to so-called normal people.
I love my characters, and my goal is to make the readers love them also.
To care about what happens to them while the tale unfolds.
If I can steal my booklover’s attention away from their every-day grind,
absorb them into a fantasy world, and make them care about the ending,
then I’ve done my job.”
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