Want to know what happens to a human caught in the crossfire between angels and demons? I’m going to make sure that Paige Matthews doesn’t find out.

The job that originally brought me to Calamata Island might be done, but I can’t leave Paige behind. Without me she’s defenseless against the demons that are after her. I just met her, but I feel protective of her, and I can’t walk away. Not yet.

Paige is at the epicenter of something big, and none of it is good. It’s not just the demons that want her. The angels are in on it too being led by the archangel Benjamin.

Paige’s past is being hidden by her amnesia. Those secrets want to be let out. It’s up to me to make sure that she stays alive long enough to find the answers that will finally reveal it all.

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This story unfolds over multiple volumes of approximately 25,000 words each.
Due to strong language, this story might not be suitable for younger readers.

EXCERPT

“Seriously, Riley, I can walk on my own,” I whispered. “I also know how to shoot a gun, so let me help.”

“Since when do you know how to shoot a gun?” he whispered back. There was a pause, and I figured that he was trying to sense where the next attack might be coming from. That’s what I would do.

“This morning, when you gave me that gun,” I said, wondering if he really intended to have this conversation right at this moment. It was true though. I couldn’t recall ever using a gun, but then, I had amnesia for the last three years. After Riley had handed me one of his guns to keep watch, I realized that I knew exactly how to use it. It made me wonder what other useful knowledge was stored in my head waiting for me to find.

I felt his hand on my hip, and then he let me slide down his body until my feet touched the ground once more. My hands rested flat against his impossibly hard chest, and I didn’t back away from him right away. Instead, I enjoyed the smell of his skin and the warmth of his body pressed against mine. Three years with no sex was a long time, and I didn’t realize until now how much I missed it. Given the waves of desire suddenly humming through my body and the thoughts crossing my mind, I surmised that I definitely wasn’t a virgin.

His fingers swept under my chin and brought my eyes up to his. “You okay?”

The simple question was delivered with a tenderness that belied the gruff, hard exterior of the man in front of me. “Scared out of my mind, but yes,” I nodded.

“It’s okay to be scared, but we’re not out of this yet,” he said softly. He pushed me away from him, and I felt a flash of frustration. Then a gun appeared in the small space between us. “I’m not sure how many are out there. If we get separated, you’ll need this.”

What he didn’t say, but didn’t need to, was that he had no intention of letting me leave his side. I implicitly understood. Riley had come for me. That was all I needed to know.
I took the gun from his hands and instinctively checked the barrel and pulled off the safety. “I’m ready when you are.”

“Stay close to me,” he said. Then his eyes seemed to be scanning everywhere at once. His shotgun settled into the crook of his shoulder, and he slung a backpack over the other. I wondered how he managed to carry all of it and me and still shoot with any accuracy. Riley Stone was a constant surprise.