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Christina Henry - Black Heart

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As a former Agent of Death, Madeline Black is no stranger to witnessing violent ends. But being the one to cause them is an entirely different story Despite her having saved Chicago from a vampire invasion, the Agency wants to get Maddy off their payrollpermanently. With the deadly Retrievers hot on her trail, she has no choice but to trust Nathaniel to port her to safety. But even the exotic and dangerous world that she winds up in is not as peaceful as she would have hoped. Caught in a turf war between a group of fae and a disturbingly familiar foe, Maddy soon discovers that the twisted plots of her grandfather, Lucifer, and his brothers extend even into this unknown realm. Now, with enemies gathering on all sides, Maddys fate is looking darker than ever. And to protect her unborn son from her adversaries, she may have to tap into a power she hoped never to access

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Black Heart

Black Wings 6

by

Christina Henry

For Sarah, even though there isnt a kick-butt redhead

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

As always, thanks to Danielle Stockley, the best editor a girl could have.

Thanks to my amazing agent, Lucienne Diver, for embarking on this journey with me.

Special thanks to the hardworking Einstein Bros. crew, especially Michelle, Guy, Kayla and Jessie.

Much gratitude to those friends who keep me saneAnne, Pam, Sarah and Heidi.

A special shout-out to my number-one fan, Logan.

Love to all of my family, especially Chris and Henry.

1

YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSENOW, J.B. SAID.

Why? I asked.

I faced the front window, the portable phone tucked under my ear. A strange black shadow slid across the surface of the glass, like an oil slick.

Sokolov has sent the Retrievers after you, J.B. said. You have to go. You have to go now.

The side window in the living room was drenched in the same shadow. So were the ones in the dining room. I ran through the house, looking for an escape, but there was none. The things looked like nothing more than black liquid, but I could feel their hate. They wanted me, and they would not leave without me.

Its too late, I said, backing into the dining room. I felt Nathaniels arms close around me.

Theyre already here.

We watched in silence as the black fluid oozed over each of the windows.

J.B.s voice was in my ear. I realized I was still holding the phone to my ear and he was still talking.

Dont try to fight them, J.B. said. Id never heard that tone in his voice before. He was pleading. It will be much, much worse for you if you do.

Im not afraid of them, I said.

But my bravado was false. I was afraid. The apartment had been sealed shut by darkness. The Retrievers would not leave an opening for me to escape.

Someone was pounding on the door at the bottom of the stairs. J.B. was still talking, telling me not to be dumb, telling me if I fought the Retrievers, then I would be returned to Beezle in a thousand bloody pieces.

Beezles gone, I said.

The pounding repeated. I looked at Nathaniel. He shook his head from side to side.

Good-bye, J.B., I said.

I clicked off before he could say anything else.

J.B. says not to fight, I said. What do you think?

He knows more of the Retrievers than I, Nathaniel said. Perhaps you should heed his advice.

Theyre not taking me, I said. On the off chance that they leave me alive, they would surely takeor killmy baby as soon as its born. And I am not spending the rest of my life in some Agency prison.

There was the sound of splintering wood below. The Retrievers were breaking in.

Surely Lord Lucifer will not permit this to happen, Nathaniel said. Call for his assistance.

Lucifers a little busy right now with Alerian, I said.

He owes you more than this, Nathaniel said angrily. You would not be in this predicament were it not for him. He forced you to cross into the realm of the dead and retrieve Evangelines soul.

If you havent noticed, Lucifers not real big on helping out those in need, I said.

Run, Nathaniel said. I will stay here and hold them off, distract them.

Run where? I asked. Theyve got the house surrounded.

Nathaniel murmured something, and a portal opened up in the middle of the living room. I stared into its swirling depths.

Where does it go?

Someplace safe, Nathaniel said. Run. I will close the portal behind you and ensure the Retrievers do not follow.

Heavy footsteps sounded on the stairs.

But . . . how will I be able to get home again?

Nathaniel grabbed my shoulders, gave me a fierce, hard kiss, then shoved me toward the portal. I will speak to Lord Lucifer. We will find you. Go.

The door to the apartment splintered as the thing outside slammed into it.

Go! Nathaniel shouted.

He turned toward the door as it slammed to the ground and something awful came through. I caught a glimpse of darkness, terrible darkness, as I dove into the portal, a shadow reaching for Nathaniel even as I fell. I called his name once, but I was already gone.

The portal pressed in on me, making my head squeeze in agony. I had no time to wonder where Nathaniel had sent me. Before I knew it, I was falling out of the portal, crashing into soft moss below. I stood up, brushed off my clothes, gathered my dignity, and looked around.

Wherever Nathaniel had sent me appeared pretty primeval. I was in a lush forest, surrounded by ferns and moss and broad-leafed trees. Candy-colored flowers bloomed everywhere I looked. A little waterfall trickled over rocks and into a slender stream to my left. It was a completely alien world, as far from my urban jungle as I was likely to get.

My legs felt suddenly shaky, the aftereffects of the appearance of the Retrievers hitting my system. I sat down on the moss and took stock.

I was alone in a strange world with no food or water. I had my sword and the clothes on my back. And my last friend in the world might be slaughtered by the Agencys bogeyman for helping me escape.

No. I couldnt think that way. Nathaniel was powerful, even more so now that he had come into his legacy from Puck. I had to believe that he would be able to defend himself. I had to believe, too, that the Retrievers would ultimately leave him alone.

Everything I knew about the Retrievers said that they were like attack dogs that went after a specific target. Kind of like the Hound of the Hunt, I thought. So chances were very good that Nathaniel would be ignored since they werent after him. But if he picked a fight with them, put himself in their way . . .

Every instinct I had told me to open another portal, go back home, and fight until the Retrievers were destroyed. I am not a runner. It is not in my nature to leave a fight. But J.B. didnt seem to think I would have a chance against the Retrievers, and J.B. understood pretty well what I could do.

Did that mean that the Retrievers were more powerful than Lucifer? Than Puck or Alerian? And speaking of Alerian, what were his intentions now that he had risen from his long sleep?

I rubbed my forehead. There were too many problems. I could solve none of them from here. Wherever here was.

The first thing I needed to do was find some food and a safe place to sleep for a while. Id had no rest except for a catnap in the backyard after Id fetched Evangeline from the dead world for Lucifer.

I couldnt remember the last time I ate. Nathaniel and I were on our way to make pancakes when the Retrievers had arrived. Pancakes. I could go for a giant stack of them right now. Too bad there wasnt a handy pancake tree. I was going to have to forage for food.

If Beezle were with me, he would laugh his little gargoyle butt off at the idea of me foraging. When I was young Id tried camping in the backyard once. I found an old tent in the basement and got an idea in my head that I would have an adventure.

Of course, Id thought that backyard tenting experience would be a stepping-stone to an adulthood where I would travel the world with nothing but a backpack, sleeping on the ground in the Andes and the Pyrenees and wherever else my feet would take me.

I didnt even last the night. The rats scurrying through the yard from the alley kept me up for hours. In the darkness, my mind magnified the rodents to dog size. Around midnight I gave up and trudged inside the house.

Beezle was snoring on the banister when I entered. He opened his eyes just long enough to say, I told you so, before closing them again. And that was the end of my camping adventure.

I felt a little pang, thinking of Beezle, and resolutely put it aside. Beezle had always been the constant in my life. But he had chosen to leave. Dwelling on it now wouldnt help me survive.

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