Shadow Light (Beautiful Beings #3)

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Author: Kailin Gow
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    “Just know that I’ll be there for you, no matter what happens, and no matter what you find out.”
    I sat beside him and looked at the length of his stretched out form. I pulled the heavy book onto my lap.  “Thanks.  I already knew that, but it’s good to hear all the same.”
    In that moment I wanted nothing more than to stretch out along side of him, to feel the warmth of his body and to just curl up in the safety of his arms.  Looking at him, I couldn’t resist reaching out to run my fingers through his hair.  The thick dark waves were soft and alluring.
    “You certainly are a handsome guardian, aren’t you?”
    “I think that’s the first time you’ve actually come out and complimented me.”
    “Naw,” I said with a smile.  “I’m sure I’ve told you before.”  I curled a lock around my thumb.
    “No, you never have.  I’d remember.”
    “Well, then, I’m telling you now.  I’d admire you Asher, not only for your looks and strength, but there’s something free about you.  You don’t seem to care what people think and you go ahead and do what you what you want with no apologies.”
    “I wasn’t always so confident, Lux,” he said evenly, “but there comes a time when you realize you have to be your true self.  You can’t live your life based on what others expect of you.  I sure got that message when I realized my parents would never really be happy with my choices, no matter what.  So I decided to let them be unhappy with me, all the while making sure I was happy with me.”
    “Did your art help you?”
    He shrugged.  “A means to express yourself is always good.  I guess you could say that I vent my soul through my drawings.  A few years back I painted something so ugly and raw, so painful to look at, I realized it was the fear and uncertainty I felt inside that had come out through my brush, and through my choice of colors.”
    “Maybe I should take up painting.”
    “Why not?  I’d be more than happy to give you a few private lessons.”
    I let out an amused snort and ruffled his hair.  “Yeah, can you just imagine it?  The rebel tough guy tutoring the demon slayer in, what, of all things?  Art.”
    My gaze fixed on his torso, on the tightness of his t-shirt and when I met his eyes I knew it was going to be hard staying out of his arms.  We were so similar in so many ways, and I knew I could learn so much from him by  spending more time with him.
    “How ‘bout you start by tutoring me in Latin.”  I flipped through the thick yellowed pages of the Book of Angels.  Each page was crisp and dry, threatening to crack if pulled back too far. Even the scent spoke of ages.  “Was Latin a natural part of your transformation?  I mean, did you just automatically understand it, or did you have to learn?”
    “Ha, nothing comes that easy.  No I had to learn, and I had to work hard to learn.  I’ll admit I’m not the greatest student, but really, Latin is not easy.”
    I frowned and felt defeated before I’d even begun.
    “You need a hand understanding something in there?”  He sat up and looked over my shoulder at the book.
    “I went online and picked up a few words and I get the gist of some of this, but there’s so much.  I can’t keep up.  Every time I find enough words to get by on, I come across a whole new batch of words and turn of phrases that I don’t understand.”
    “Let’s take a look.  What, exactly are you hoping to find in here?”
    “A way to break the curse that was put on Brax and Moore.”
    He looked at me and bit his lip, and for a moment I thought he’d refuse to help me.  “I don’t know if something like that would be in a book like this.”  He took the book from my hands and carefully turned the pages.  “But we’ll take a look.”
    “Hey, Lux! Asher!” Mom called from downstairs.
    I left Asher’s side and went to the top step of the stairs.  “What is it?”
    “Your dad just called.  I’m

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