Vaggie didn’t seem convinced. She leaned in, lowering her voice just enough that Husk had to strain to hear her. “Ask them about the Seraphic Echo.”
“It’s not something I expected to hear down here,” you said quietly, your voice steady but laced with something Husk couldn’t quite place. Pain, maybe. Or regret. “How do you know about that?”
“I don’t belong here, if that’s what you’re getting at,” you said, your voice still calm, too calm. That calmness only fed the fire inside Husk, made him feel like you were holding all the cards while he was left scrambling to keep up.
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Husk’s quiet routine is shattered when Vaggie’s questions about a mysterious guest spark doubts about the true nature of Heaven and Hell. As Husk reluctantly begins to investigate, unsettling truths about angels and their fall from grace begin to surface.
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“Yeah, no shit,” Husk growled, his teeth showing start against his pulled back lips. He shifted in his seat, his wings twitching behind him, rustling as if trying to shake off the unease crawling up his spine. “You don’t belong here. You’re—” He cut himself off, the words sticking in his throat. He didn’t want to say it. Didn’t want to acknowledge it. You were more than what you seemed, and that unsettled him in a way that few things had since he ended up in Hell. “You’re an angel,” Husk finally spat, his voice sharp with frustration. “Or you were.”
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