Milayna
The Milayna Series, Book 1
by Michelle K. Pickett
Published:
March 17th, 2015
Publisher:
Clean Teen Publishing
Genre: YAm
Paranormal Romance
Content Warning: Adult language and violence
Recommended Age:
16+
It’s hard being good all the time. Everyone
needs to be bad once in a while. But for seventeen-year-old Milayna, being good
isn’t a choice. It’s a job requirement. And it’s a job she can’t quit. Born a
demi-angel, Milayna steps in when danger and demons threaten the people around
her, but being half angel isn’t all halos and happiness. Azazel, Hell’s demon,
wants Milayna’s power and he’ll do anything to get it. But he only has until
her eighteenth birthday, after which she becomes untouchable.
With the help of other demi-angels, Milayna
thwarts the trouble Azazel sends her way. Fighting by her side is Chay. He’s a
demi-angel who’s sinfully gorgeous, and Milayna falls hard. But is Chay her
true love… or her nemesis in disguise?
When she learns of a traitor in her group,
there’s no one she can trust… not even the one she loves.
My
lungs are burning. A hospital bed. Beeping. Doctors and nurses work on Uncle.
Heart monitor. My heart skips a beat, a stab of pain sizzles through my chest,
stealing my breath.
I tried to keep my eyes open as the
images scrolled through my mind, not wanting Chay to know I was seeing them. I
didn’t know what they meant, and I didn’t want to upset him more than he
already was.
Chay
sitting on a bench. His head in his hands. Shoulders slumped.
“We’re taking him to St. Mary’s,” an
EMT yelled, climbing into the ambulance. It sped away, sirens blaring.
“C’mon.” We got into Chay’s car,
speeding to keep up.
“Chay, slow down. Uncle wouldn’t
want you to get in an accident.”
Chay’s foot eased off the gas pedal,
and he rubbed the back of his head. “I need to get there and make sure he’s
okay.”
I grazed the backs of my fingers
over his cheekbone. “I know. Me too.” I held up my phone. “I’m going to call
our parents.”
Chay nodded absently. He was silent
the rest of the drive.
****
The hospital smelled like
disinfectant and sickness. I hated the smell. The walls were painted a muted
sage, and the floors carpeted in beige. A vase of flowers sat on a small table.
A painting of a flower-lined creek hung on the wall behind it. It was all very
pretty, but it didn’t change where we were—a hospital ER waiting room. The
place people waited to hear if their loved one was… well, a place people didn’t
want to be.
We’d been there for three hours. My
dad and Chay’s parents arrived shortly after we had. I stood in the hallway
across from where Chay sat with his head in his hands, just like in my vision.
I watched him, biting my nails. He hadn’t said more than a few words to me
since we’d arrived, and I didn’t know what to say to him.
I hadn’t had any more visions. I
tried to reassure him, telling him that was good.
“Nothing about this is good,” he’d
snapped, and then sat silently.
“Dad,” I whispered. “Do you think
this has to do with the Evils or demi-demons?”
“Probably.” He didn’t say more.
What
is it with the men in my life and one-word answers? It really pisses me off.
I blew out a breath. “Why’d they do
this to Chay’s uncle instead of one of us?”
“Retaliation.” I jumped at the sound
of Chay’s voice.
“For what?”
“Saving you. He stopped the demon from
pulling you into the pit. Azazel’s retaliating.” His voice was hard, hateful.
“Son—”
Chay waved his dad away and stood.
“What? It’s true.” He turned his back to me and stalked down the hall.
I didn’t see Chay again that night.
Minutes later, the doctor gave a report on Uncle Stewart. He’d suffered smoke
inhalation, a concussion from hitting his head on the counter when he fell, and
what they suspected was a mild heart attack—but more tests were needed to
confirm that diagnosis. Still, the doctor expected a full recovery. My dad and
I left after that.
I was relieved that Uncle would be
okay.
I was devastated that he almost died
because he’d saved me.
I was shattered that Chay blamed me.
Michelle
is the bestselling author of the young adult novel “PODs.” She was born and
raised in Flint, Michigan, but now lives in a sleepy suburb outside Houston
with her extremely supportive husband, three school-aged children, a 125 pound
“lap dog,” and a very snooty cat.
Red
Bull or Monster Khaos are her coffee of choice, and she can’t write without
peanut butter M&Ms and a hoodie. A hopeful romantic; she loves a
swoon-worthy ending that will give her butterflies for days. She writes across
genres in the young adult and new adult age groups. She loves to hear from her
readers.
Michelle
signed her new young adult contemporary novel— Unspeakable, with Clean Teen
Publishing in 2014.
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