Chronicles of Angel Read online

  Chronicles of Angel

  Kerrigan Memoirs, Volume 2

  W.J. May

  Published by Dark Shadow Publishing, 2022.

  This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

  CHRONICLES OF ANGEL

  First edition. February 20, 2022.

  Copyright © 2022 W.J. May.

  ISBN: 979-8201342302

  Written by W.J. May.

  Also by W.J. May

  Beginning's End Series

  Beginnings

  Curiosity (Coming Soon)

  Blood Red Series

  Courage Runs Red

  The Night Watch

  Marked by Courage

  Forever Night

  The Other Side of Fear

  Blood Red Box Set Books #1-5

  Daughters of Darkness: Victoria's Journey

  Victoria

  Huntress

  Coveted (A Vampire & Paranormal Romance)

  Twisted

  Daughter of Darkness - Victoria - Box Set

  Great Temptation Series

  The Devil's Footsteps

  Heaven's Command

  Mortals Surrender

  Hidden Secrets Saga

  Seventh Mark - Part 1

  Seventh Mark - Part 2

  Marked By Destiny

  Compelled

  Fate's Intervention

  Chosen Three

  The Hidden Secrets Saga:The Complete Series

  Kerrigan Chronicles

  Stopping Time

  A Passage of Time

  Ticking Clock

  Secrets in Time

  Time in the City

  Ultimate Future

  Kerrigan Memoirs

  Chronicles of Devon

  Chronicles of Angel (Coming Soon)

  Mending Magic Series

  Lost Souls

  Illusion of Power

  Challenging the Dark

  Castle of Power

  Limits of Magic

  Protectors of Light

  Mending Magic Box Set Books #1-3

  Omega Queen Series

  Discipline

  Bravery

  Courage

  Conquer

  Strength

  Validation

  Approval

  Blessing

  Balance

  Grievance

  Enchanted

  Gratified

  Omega Queen - Box Set Books #1-3

  Paranormal Huntress Series

  Never Look Back

  Coven Master

  Alpha's Permission

  Blood Bonding

  Oracle of Nightmares

  Shadows in the Night

  Paranormal Huntress BOX SET

  Prophecy Series

  Only the Beginning

  White Winter

  Secrets of Destiny

  Revamped Series

  Hidden

  Banished

  Converted

  Royal Factions

  The Price For Peace

  The Cost for Surviving

  The Punishment For Deception

  Faking Perfection

  The Most Cherished

  The Strength to Endure

  Royal Factions Box Set Books #1-3

  Royal Guard Series

  Guardian

  Paladin

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan

  Rae of Hope

  Dark Nebula

  House of Cards

  Royal Tea

  Under Fire

  End in Sight

  Hidden Darkness

  Twisted Together

  Mark of Fate

  Strength & Power

  Last One Standing

  Rae of Light

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan Box Set Books # 1 - 6

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

  Living in the Past

  Present For Today

  Staring at the Future

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan Prequel

  Christmas Before the Magic

  Question the Darkness

  Into the Darkness

  Fight the Darkness

  Alone in the Darkness

  Lost in Darkness

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan Prequel Series Books #1-3

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel

  A Matter of Time

  Time Piece

  Second Chance

  Glitch in Time

  Our Time

  Precious Time

  The Hidden Secrets Saga

  Seventh Mark (part 1 & 2)

  The Kerrigan Kids

  School of Potential

  Myths & Magic

  Kith & Kin

  Playing With Power

  Line of Ancestry

  Descent of Hope

  Illusion of Shadows

  Frozen by the Future

  Guilt Of My Past

  Demise of Magic

  Rise of The Prophecy

  Deafened By The Past

  The Kerrigan Kids Box Set Books #1-3

  The Queen's Alpha Series

  Eternal

  Everlasting

  Unceasing

  Evermore

  Forever

  Boundless

  Prophecy

  Protected

  Foretelling

  Revelation

  Betrayal

  Resolved

  The Queen's Alpha Box Set

  The Senseless Series

  Radium Halos - Part 1

  Radium Halos - Part 2

  Nonsense

  Perception

  The Senseless - Box Set Books #1-4

  Standalone

  Shadow of Doubt (Part 1 & 2)

  Five Shades of Fantasy

  Zwarte Nevel

  Shadow of Doubt - Part 1

  Shadow of Doubt - Part 2

  Four and a Half Shades of Fantasy

  Dream Fighter

  What Creeps in the Night

  Forest of the Forbidden

  Arcane Forest: A Fantasy Anthology

  The First Fantasy Box Set

  Watch for more at W.J. May’s site.

  Copyright 2022 by W.J. May

  THIS BOOK IS LICENSED for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual person, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.

  All rights reserved.

  Chronicles of Angel

  Book 2 of the Kerrigan Memoirs

  Copyright 2022 by W.J. May

  Cover design by: Book Cover by Design

  No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews.

  Kerrigan Memoirs Series

  The Chronicles of:

  Devon

  Angel

  Julian

  Molly

  Gabriel

  Rae

  Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

  The Prequel series is a Sub-Series of the Chronicles of Kerrigan.

  The prequel on how Simon Kerrigan met Beth!!

  Download for FREE:

  THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN: PREQUEL –

  Christmas Before the Magic

  Question the Darkness

  Into the Darkness

  Fight the Darkness

  Alone in the Darkness

  Lost the Darkness

  THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN

  Book I - Rae of Hope is FREE!

  Book Trailer:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gILAwXxx8MU

  Book II - Dark Nebula

  Book Trailer:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca24STi_bFM

  Book III - House of Cards

  Book IV - Royal Tea

  Book V - Under Fire

  Book VI - End in Sight

  Book VII – Hidden Darkness

  Book VIII – Twisted Together

  Book IX – Mark of Fate

  Book X – Strength & Power

  Book XI – Last One Standing

  Book XII – Rae of Light

  THE CHR
ONICLES OF KERRIGAN SEQUEL

  Matter of Time

  Time Piece

  Second Chance

  Glitch in Time

  Our Time

  Precious Time

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

  Living in the Past

  Present for Today

  Staring at the Future

  Kerrigan Chronicles

  Book 1 – Stopping Time

  Book 2 – A Passage of Time

  Book 3 – Ticking Clock

  Book 4 – Just in Time

  Book 5 – Time in the City

  Book 6 – Ultimate Future

  The Kerrigan Kids Series

  Book 1 - School of Potential

  Book 2 - Myths & Magic

  Book 3 - Kith & Kin

  Book 4 - Playing With Power

  Book 5 - Line of Ancestry

  Book 6 - Descent of Hope

  Book 7 – Illusion of Shadows

  Book 8 – Frozen by the Future

  Book 9 – Guilt of My Past

  Book 10 – Demise of Magic

  Book 11- Rise of the Prophecy

  Book 12 – Deafened by the Past

  Find W.J. May

  Website:

  https://www.wjmaybooks.com

  Facebook:

  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-WJ-May-FAN-PAGE/141170442608149

  Newsletter:

  SIGN UP FOR W.J. May's Newsletter to find out about new releases, updates, cover reveals and even freebies!

  http://www.wjmaybooks.com/subscribe

  Chronicles of Angel Blurb

  WHAT STARTED AS A NIGHTMARE turned into a fairytale.

  Some might argue Angel Cross was doomed from the start. Born to a life of servitude and raised to be an instrument of death, the girl was never comfortable unless there was a gun in her hand.

  Then she went and did the craziest thing of all...she fell in love.

  While the rest of her friends slip into a simple routine of domesticated bliss and saving the world, Angel has a harder time finding her footing. Instead of explosives, she finds herself toting a car-seat. Instead of midnight homicides in Berlin, she finds herself sitting in back of the PTA.

  An accidental touch of arson sentences her to Carter-appointed therapy, throwing a spotlight on all that dissonance, but things at the PC are growing rocky as well. Case files are being altered and prisoners are going missing. An inside-person may be working behind the scenes.

  How long can she pull a thread before the whole thing unravels? Was such a venture destined to fail from the start? What happens if you realize happily ever after isn’t enough?

  Contents

  Kerrigan Memoirs Series

  Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

  Kerrigan Chronicles

  The Kerrigan Kids Series

  Find W.J. May

  Chronicles of Angel Blurb

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  The Chronicles of Julian

  JULIAN’S COVER QUESTION

  Kerrigan Memoirs Series

  The Kerrigan Kids Series

  TUDOR COMPARISON:

  Find W.J. May

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan

  PREQUEL –

  SEQUEL –

  The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

  More books by W.J. May

  Chapter 1

  When Angel Cross was five years old, her best friend was a toy rabbit.

  It was utterly unremarkable, a floppy-eared plushy that had once been quite soft but had been picked up secondhand and was well-used by the time it was placed in her eager little arms. It had been a gift from her older brother. A token of affection to celebrate the day they’d come into each other’s lives. Her birthday, they’d called it. She’d carried it around every moment since.

  The rabbit was tucked under her arm when she was playing in the graveyard, hopping from stone to stone. It was a dangerous gamble. She wasn’t supposed to go out in the daylight, she knew that lesson well. But the man who made those rules was gone, as he so often was, and with the silent daring of a child she’d taken her beloved stuffed animal and crept through the darkness out of her room.

  The sun was shining, putting a flush in her pale cheeks. She was so rarely allowed to see it, the unfiltered brightness stung her eyes. She squinted ever so slightly, hopping along.

  “Alice and Odessa...Jeremiah Pike.”

  Her young heart might have belonged to the rabbit, but she had other friends as well. Their names had been carved into the stones that lived above her for as long as she could remember. She’d created faces and stories to go with each one, expanding them as the years dragged on.

  Thomas O’Henry had 1,941 cats, which were assuredly buried beside him. Frederick and Vera liked to stay in the shade, while Meredith Montgomery had an infestation of mice.

  “Take a left at Charlie, then all the way to Joyce.” She hopped along, mapping her route in a little sing-song chirp. “Stop at Mrs. Walters, for sweets and lemonade.”

  A young boy stopped across the street, pointing with a sticky finger.

  “Mummy...what’s that little girl doing?”

  A set of frazzled-looking parents glanced towards the cemetery, seeing nothing out of the ordinary, until the lovely little girl leapt into view. One arm was held out for balance, while the other clutched at something that looked as though it might have been run over by a car.

  “Bloody hell,” the father murmured before returning to his phone. “Was that a real rabbit?”

  The woman continued to stare with a slightly unsettled expression, feeling her pulse begin to quicken as that lilting song drifted across the road. After a few seconds, she darted across herself.

  “Sweetheart?” she called, waving a hand to catch the girl’s attention. “Do your parents know you’re out here by yourself?”

  The child froze with a look of sheer panic, staring through the iron slats of the fence.

  If daylight excursions had been forbidden, then speaking with strangers was on a level she’d never seen. That being said, a part of her simply couldn’t believe it was happening. In her entire life, she could remember speaking with just four people. Hearing just four names.

  She glanced around the cemetery as if the question might be directed towards someone else, before venturing a tentative step forward. “I’m not by myself. I’m with my friends.”

  Strange that the pretty lady couldn’t see it. They were lined up just behind.

  The woman stared a moment in confusion, then her eyes drifted to the ancient tombstones littered across the grass. Her mouth dried and her skin tingled. For a fraction of a second, she was on the verge of calling for her husband across the street.

  Then a heavy hand clamped down upon the girl’s shoulder.

  “Get inside.”

  Just two quiet words, but the girl jumped like she’d been struck by lightning. Her eyes went wide as saucers, while her face turned a particular kind of pale. A second later she was gone, leaving the rabbit in the grass behind her. In her terror upon being discovered, it had fallen from her arms.

  Back into the tunnels. Back into the darkness.

  She ran without breathing or stopping, silent tears flying off her cheeks. She never saw how the woman startled, falling into the shadow of a tall man. She never heard his charming deflections or saw the way his fingers fluttered as her memory was silently erased.

  She had lost her rabbit. She had lost her greatest friend.

  The punishment that night was worse than any she could remember. As it finished she’d been struck so hard across the face that her ears were ringing and she suddenly wondered, if like an empty seashell, she could somehow hear the sea. He left her crying on the floor of her room, though she’d already grown past such things. She cried that night until she no longer had any tears.