Dark Angel Academy (The Complete Series) - G. Bailey Page 0,111

side. I wipe my tears as they grip my arms and lead me down the corridor to the end. Just as we get to the door, one of the guards pulls a dagger out of nowhere and steps around me, stabbing the other guard and slamming her hand onto his mouth as he tries to scream. His body slides down the wall as I get a good look at the other guard’s eyes under the helmet. They look just like Henry’s. Looking around, she pulls the helmet off and throws it onto the ground, letting her thick black hair down.

“Do you remember me?” she asks, and it takes me a second before it clicks.

“Hazel?”

Chapter 57

“Yes, we met once at the academy. I knew my brother was in love with you then. I’m so happy he got the girl in the end. Henry got word to me, and I’m not letting my brother’s mate be killed in here,” she softly tells me before sliding the dagger out of the angel’s chest and into a clip at her side. “Now help me move his body into the closet there.” She nods at a door, and I grab the angel’s feet as she picks up his wings before we make quick work of dragging him into the closet and dumping him on the floor.

“Gabriel is making a distraction for you. He told me to say he didn’t mean anything he said, but he is being watched. He said, ‘Save your race and tell Erendriel I made a grave mistake and will take my guilt to my grave,’” she tells me, and I nod, wiping some more tears away as relief fills my chest. “We need to open a portal somewhere clear, and the gardens at the back of the—”

“No!” I harshly whisper, stopping her. “I’m not leaving without the vampires here, and there is a clearing right in the middle of where they are.”

“You want to go back to the prison full of armed angels with just us two?” she asks, like I’m insane. I might be.

“I can go alone. I won’t make you come with me,” I tell her and head to the door, but she grabs my wrist.

“No wonder my brother is in love with you. You’re as hotheaded and brave as he is,” she huffs, stepping to my side, and pauses as she thinks. “And I have nothing in this city I love anymore, and my brother is out there. I’m at your side throughout this crazy plan.”

“You should take me back as planned,” I say, wondering if she can carry me on her own. “How far is it from here?”

“About two minutes away, thankfully,” she says just as alarm bells start ringing in the distance. We both smile at each other. Gabriel. Stepping out of the closet, Hazel grabs my upper arm, and we head through the door into a large room, which is thankfully empty. Hazel guides me to one of the many archways, and we step out onto a balcony. “I got word to your friends, so they have their own portals to escape.”

“Thank you,” I whisper, in awe of this angel. Henry has a damn good sister. Heading down the balcony, we almost make it to the edge before a voice shouts out.

“Why aren’t there two guards with her?” Riley’s voice cuts through the air and sucks all the hope out of my lungs. Dammit. Riley lands in front of us, his white wings stretching out at his sides as he stares at me. He hardly looks at Hazel, which is a good thing. He might recognise her; I have no idea if they ever met.

“I was with an idiot who ran for his family when the alarm went off. Honestly, everyone is so frightened of the vampires, when just look at them,” Hazel coldly laughs as she shakes me. “They are weak.”

“I will come with you to make sure Kaitlyn is taken back safely,” Riley emotionlessly responds, stepping to my side and grabbing my upper arm. He doesn’t look at me once as they take off, and my eyes flicker to Hazel, who looks as worried as I do. The last thing we needed was Riley turning up. Hazel was right, it’s less than two minutes before we land in the middle of the clearing, surrounded by groups of vampires and the watchtowers high in the air. As our feet touch the ground, Riley looks down at me, but I don’t return his gaze. Hazel