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discussion with
the higher-ups. It hadn’t taken her long to realize that the
meetings were something different entirely, however. Instead, there
were discussions about what Adrian called ‘progress,’ and by the
way he spoke – his voice full of loathing and disgust for the
humans and the Creator – and the promises he made for ‘when he was
in charge,’ it was obvious that he didn’t want to just talk. He
meant to act.
    She hadn’t wanted any part of what he
was planning, and had come to Michael with her report as soon as
she felt she had enough information.
    He’s planning to overthrow
our Creator, Michael, she’d said
desperately. We must stop him!
    How exactly Adrian planned to
accomplish his goal was a mystery, though, as was his projected
timeline. And that was exactly what Kali needed to find
out.
    The Archangel Michael had come to her,
knowing that she was closer to Adrian than any of the other angels,
and given her one mission: Find out what Adrian was doing. It had
made her sick to think about turning against her friend. She didn’t
have any experience in being deceitful, and wasn’t even sure she
could pull such a thing off, but if Michael was right and Seraphine
was telling the truth … if Adrian was trying to start an uproar in
Heaven and overthrow the Creator … it would mean the end of their
existence as they knew it.
    Heaven had always been a place where
betrayal was non-existent. Or at least she thought it had been. But
if Adrian was capable of turning against his own kind – and others
followed him on that mission – then their world would be changed
forever. She had seen how betrayal poisoned humans on Earth, and
how it made them wary. Untrustworthy. Dangerous. She’d watched them
fight one another over that distrust. Now she envisioned the angels
turning against their own, fighting and even killing, just like
those humans. All for what?
    Adrian dethroning their lord – and
allowing strife between the angels – could create a rift in Heaven
that would be impossible to fix. How much did he believe in this
revolution of his? How far would he go to give his followers what
he promised? And what would happen to those that opposed
him?
    Could he actually
overthrow the Creator? Would he? And why? She let the thoughts trail off,
unwilling to follow them to their conclusion. What could he
possibly accomplish that would be worth tearing apart their
home?
    The thought of Heaven in chaos was
almost more than she could fathom. It would mean the end. Of
everything. If Seraphine was right, they didn’t have much time to
stop it. And Kali would be damned if she was going to stand by and
watch it happen.
    We fear he plans to
dethrone the Creator by any means necessary , Michael said. You must find out
how he plans to do it, and when. But be careful that he doesn’t
suspect you. From what Seraphine has told us … I do not believe
he’ll be generous, if he finds that you’re spying on him. You and
Seraphine report back to me as soon as possible. I’m afraid the
situation is worse than any of us could have imagined.
    Now, Kali stepped onto the crust of
the earth, her heart pounding in her chest as her white angel glow
faded, along with that of her companion. The moment their
luminosity disappeared, they were plunged into the darkness of the
night, with only the light of the full moon to guide their path.
And even that was being slowly swallowed by the clouds, which grew
thick across the sky.
    Kali’s angel eyes adjusted to the
darkness when the last of the moonlight disappeared, and she took a
deep, gasping breath, inhaling the sharp, crisp scent of the
brewing storm. There was lightning in the distance, illuminating
the night sky, and loud claps of thunder made the hair on her arms
stand up, the electric chill in the air sending goose bumps
rippling across her flesh. She rubbed her arms, trying to warm up
and stop the tingling sensation. The storm wasn’t far away, and
somehow it made the hollow