Semua Bab Set Fire and Burn: Bab 51 - Bab 56

Chapter 50 Set Fire and Burn by Ruth NalioAngelica…Ash looked at me like I had spoken a different language. “You invited a Demon into a Gargoyle's home?”Closing my eyes, I pinched the bridge of my nose. “Al is the leader of the Demons here in town, and Zander is the leader of the Gargoyles, right?”“You are correct, and for the last few months, you have been in the middle, making a mess of things,” Ash said in a bland tone.“Watch yourself, friend,” Zander said in a tight voice.“He’s just giving his honest opinion. What I’m getting at though, is that things between Gargoyles and Demons in this city could improve if Zander and Ash can get along at least a little bit. Wouldn’t it be nice to go anywhere in the city without worrying about whose damn territory you’re in?”“You are painfully human in your thinking,” Ash said.“Does that mean you’re coming to dinner?” I asked, matching his bland tone. They were the ones being painfully stubborn.“Do I have a choice?” Ash asked, looking a

Chapter 52 Set Fire and Burn by Ruth NalioAngelica… “Wake up,” a woman’s gentle voice said as someone lightly shook my shoulder. I opened my eyes to see a stunning brunette, the one from last night who had been without chains on one of the tables.That’s when I remembered everything that had happened. Horror and disgust took over my body as I sat up quickly, tears beginning to stream down my face. “Oh God, what did I do?”She gave me a sad look. “I had hoped that he would wait to do such to you. I’m so sorry.”I looked up at her with tear-filled eyes and hatred. “As if it would have been any better to wait a day or two before raping me!”She looked toward the entrance to my room. “I’d hoped to have a chance to free you before it had happened instead of after. We must hurry, while they are busy regaining their strength.” She handed me a robe. “Put this on, it’s all I have.”“Who are you?” I asked as I took the robe.“I’m your grandmother, Persephone,” she said as she looked around ag

Chapter 54 Set Fire and Burn by Ruth NalioAlatap…I crested the hill, out of breath, just in time to see Zander fall to the ground. Angelica stood about ten feet away from them, her body covered in brilliant orange flames, wind whipping all around the crumbling city. I opened my mouth to yell for her to run when tornadoes began to drop all over the city. My eyes widened as her orange flames turned blue and white. What little had been left of her clothes quickly burned away, followed by her skin and muscle, until she was nothing more than a flaming skeleton.Hades threw back his head and laughed. “Is that supposed to scare me?” he mocked.“I’m going to kill you,” Angelica said in a voice so low I could hardly hear it over the tornadoes, even with my heightened hearing.“Angelica! No, run!” I yelled, starting to make my way down the hill at a good clip when the ground began to shake and crack, lava bubbling up from the jagged fissures in the earth.“You can’t kill me! I’m a God,” Hades