Beauty Passing by Hannah Sawyer (best ereader for pdf TXT) 📕

the room and stormed into the last room.


There he was, sat at the top of the table with a woman cleaning the small cut on his neck. he saw me and growled.
“I thought Chloe would have finished you off.”
“well I don’t think Chloe will be finishing off anyone for a long time.” I said with a smirk. I saw a frown cross his face. I laughed as several men withdrew their guns.
“I don’t know why your laughing, you are surrounded you have one gun and a few swords. What could you possibly do to stop us killing you?” with that one of the men fired a single bullet, I swerved quickly to dodge it and returned the shot hitting him in the chest. Kristian stood and held up a hand to stop anyone else from firing. One of the men however shot at me anyway, leaning over backwards to avoid it I shot him in between his eyes. With a loud thud he fell to the floor, blood flowing from his wound. I slowly stood and faced Kristian.
“so Kristian I heard you are possessed.”
“how do you know my name?” he spat
“Doesn’t matter. I also know you are hunting a fallen, why?”
“Fallen blood could make me live forever.” He laughed. All of a sudden I felt a crushing pain in my head.
“I hurt you before don’t think I won’t again” I gasped through gritted teeth. The pain continued as I raised the pistol and fired but he was too fast easily moving out of the way. He released his hold on me.
“So you can fight on through pain.” All of a sudden everything went black and I heard his voice echoing around me.
“You could never defeat me!” his deep voice bellowed from the darkness. Joseph appeared walking towards me covered in blood his stomach bleeding heavily I grabbed his arm as he fell towards me.
“Wait... no... none of this is real.” I cried into the darkness as I let go of the fake Joseph as he hit the floor he turned into a pool of blood. I heard jenny’s voice,
“What have you done?” she cried out to me. I lowered myself to the floor covering my ears and repeating over and over how none of this was real. With extra strength I stood proudly and spoke boldly
“None of this is real and you do not scare me daemon!” with a flash of white I was back in the room. “I fear no one and nothing” I announced boldly.
“Let’s see if you fear death then.” Kristian mocked and he nodded to his men to start firing I raised my katana and charged towards the nearest person swinging the blade quickly across his chest then turning to fight off the next person who, like everyone else in the room had frozen in shock. I stopped myself momentarily then withdrew one of my daggers throwing it as hard as I could and he fell to the floor with my dagger protruding from his throat. Raising the pistol I shot down four of the men before I returned to my blades. Throwing one of my daggers with extreme accuracy I hit the man stood next to Kristian. Adrenaline filled me as I continued to fight. Moving through the room with a deadly elegance and grace dwielding the blade masterfully, it was not long before I was holding the blade to Kristian’s throat and pointing the gun at the woman who had been tending his wounds.
“Now what was that about me fearing death?” I laughed.
“Go on then kill me!” he spat shaking with fear. With one smooth motion, I drew the blade across his throat watching his blood run down his body. I lowered my blade and walked away. I suddenly heard a hissing noise as I turned I saw smoke rising from Kristian’s body and moving towards the woman.
“No!” I yelled. Before I could say anything else, the woman screamed and the smoke entered her. She turned to me growling with her eyes glowing,
“You thought you could stop me that easily!” she laughed. I backed away full of horror. “I know you are different. However, are you a daemon like me or an angel? I cannot tell.” Her head turned to its side at a horrible angle cracking as it turned.
“Why would I ever want to be a daemon?” I demanded.
“Ah you are an angel. Sent to capture me I wonder?” she smirked. I let my wings burst from my back ready to fly if I needed to. Her expression fell.
“You? A fallen?” she laughed throwing her head back so that her long blonde hair fell over her shoulders and away from her face. I growled at her feeling my face glowing brighter and brighter.
“I can and will defeat you.” I roared. Feeling my rage growing by the second. I retrieved both my daggers with speed, and turned to face her. I leapt out of the way, as she flung a ball of fire at me, the flames reflected off the sequined corset and skirt she was wearing. She growled ferociously at me as I withdrew the katana, I charged at her and swung the blade only just cutting her wrist. She raised the shallow cut to her mouth then snarled at me before changing shape to form a leopard. She pounced for me and I took to the air flying high above her raining down shots. She changed back and leapt up grabbing my ankle and slamming me down to the floor. I stood covered in blood and threw a dagger, which she caught and flung back at me. Ripping the blade from my shoulder, I charged at her only just dodging the fireball she threw at me. I slipped on the blood soaked floor and fell onto my knees.
“Ha see you are no match for me!” she screamed. As she threw another fireball towards me, I flew up into the air. Aware of the fire now burning violently around me, I knew I had to hurry. I dived towards her with my dagger and pressed it hard into her chest where her heart was. Blood soaked her clothes and she let out an ear-piercing scream.
She fell into my arms and I slowly lowered her to the floor. I quickly let go, as her body got warmer and warmer, then suddenly without warning she burst into flames. I stepped back feeling really faint and dizzy, I knew I had to get out of there. I noticed my stomach was bleeding heavily, I fell to the floor. Just before everything turned to black, I felt strong arms scooping me up and saving me.


I woke up in the hospital, wires attached to me, a drip going into my hand with blood and a clear liquid I could not identify and an oxygen mask on. There on the bed next to me was jenny, she was sat up and talking to the doctors, she looked pale and thin but she was alive. On my other side, Joseph was sat holding my hand, I gently squeezed his hand and he looked up at me.
“Oh thank God.” He shot out of the chair and held me close calling over the doctors. He let me go and the doctors looked at my injuries and said I had to rest. As I lay back on the pillows, I had pain shoot through my stomach.
“What happened?” I whispered, the whisper felt like I was trying to scream.
“I came down to the mafia house because I was worried and the place was on fire, so I rushed inside and ran down the corridor and went into the end room and there was my mum. She could walk so she ran out and called the fire brigade, I went next door and you collapsed just as I got in there so I carried you out. The ambulance and fire got there soon after but you did not wake up. I thought you had died, you lost so much blood. It’s been five days. Don’t worry I phoned David and he said he would tell the sister hood. I am so glad you’re alive.” He stood up and gently hugged me before kissing me on the forehead and going over to talk to Jenny. I slowly drifted back to sleep.

With Joseph supporting me on one side and David on the other we slowly entered my house, everything was redecorated and new and there were flowers everywhere. Tears welled up in my eyes, I had never been so happy. Jenny was there sat on the brand new deep red sofa, she smiled and stood when she saw me.
“Welcome home hun.” She beamed as I was lowered onto the sofa.
“ Thanks Jen. Did you organize the decorating?” I smiled back.
“Well I had plenty of time.” She laughed. I had been in hospital now for five weeks and was glad to be home.
“Thank you.” David said before I had the chance. There was a faint knock at the door. Joseph went to see who it was. I slowly closed my eyes silently thanking God for brilliant friends and family. Faye and Amelia entered,
“Hey how you feeling?” Faye smiled.
“Much better thank you.” I grinned back. I noticed Amelia and David holding each other closely. I was glad David had finally met someone, Joseph sat by me and placed his arm around my shoulders.
We all sat talking for hours, eating Chinese and laughing. I was glad to be home and happier than ever before. It was well into the early hours before everyone left. Feeling exhausted, Joseph and me crawled into bed and I fell asleep in his arms.
I woke the next day, alone. I slowly sat up in bed and listened for any signs of life. Downstairs I faintly heard Joseph cursing downstairs and the smell of burning toast soon followed. Giggling to myself, I slowly climbed out of bed and went downstairs to help him and stop the smoke alarm from waking the neighbours. I crept up behind him and wrapped my arms around his chest.
“Good morning baby, problems with the toaster?” I heard him sigh and imagined him rolling his eyes.
“Morning, it was supposed to be a surprise breakfast in bed. The stupid toaster got jammed. I burned my fingers trying to get it out.” He sounded rather annoyed. I turned him round and gently kissed his fingertips.
We spent the rest of the day watching films and just spending time together. I was happy, safe and I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world.


Three years later.
I felt Joseph running his hands over my swollen belly. I was 7 months pregnant and they had told me I was expecting twins.
“Good morning Mrs. Robertson. How are you today?” he whispered into my ear.
“Very good thank you. Any chance I could have some toast, with chocolate spread? Please?” I said in my sweetest voice.
“Of course, one slice or two?”
“Three?” I joked , shortly after he returned with three slices of white toast with chocolate spread all over them. I smiled and gave one to him as he slipped into bed again.
“We have to get ready soon love. It’s almost ten, we have to be there at eleven.”
“I know, mum’s bringing my dress round at quarter past.” Since we had gotten married last year, I had called Jenny mum. She did not object.
We arrived with ten minutes to spare. The sister hood had been busy, decorating the main hall with flowers and pale blue ribbons. I spotted