Dark Angel (Casteel 2)

is through work. Once Troy accepts the fact that you

love someone else and won't be marrying him, he'll

make substitutes for your love. I'll do what I can to

see he finds another girl he wants to marry." It hurt so much to hear him say those things that

I wanted to bay at the sun like a wolf did at the moon,

like Sarah had once done when her last baby died. In

my chest was a living pain. And beside me was the

man who had started everything. "What a detestable

person you are, Tony Tatterton! By God, if I knew it

wouldn't hurt Troy, I would tell him exactly what you

did to my mother! And he'd hate you! You would lose

the one person who is most valuable to you!" He threw me a pitiful look. "Please . . .

remember, you would destroy him. Troy lives on faith

and belief. He isn't like you or me, able to survive no

matter what the circumstances."

"Don't ever compare me to yourself again!" I

yelled.

He didn't respond, only reached for another

melon to slice.

"Promise, Heaven, promise to say nothing to

Jill about any of this."

I got up and stalked by Tony's chair without

promising anything.

"All right!" Tony yelled, abruptly out of

patience, jumping up and seizing my arm and

whipping me about so I saw his usually pleasant and

handsome face turned monstrous with anger. "Go

back to Troy! Go on! Destroy him! And when you're

done with him, run to Jill and destroy her! And when

you've finished off everyone in Farthy, run to your