Free Death Angel (Death Angel Series Book 1) by Raquel Dove Page B

that she so badly wanted. And that meant being nice to the girl. So, when Gabrielle came into the office that morning, Kaia put on her best face and smiled at her.
    “We got you a desk set up,” she said, biting down her tongue at how badly she just wanted to rip the girl’s hair out. She pointed at the desk area that her and Nettie had set up the day before. She could see the blank and suspicious stare on Gabrielle’s face. Understandable, Kaia thought.
    “Look,” Kaia said, taking a deep breath and looking over at Nettie who was giving her a strange look, “I think we all got off to a rough start. Let’s put everything behind us and just…let’s just get along and do our job.”
    “That sounds good to me,” Gabrielle said, shrugging her shoulders. Kaia could hear the suspicion still in her voice. She closed the office door behind her and made her way over to the empty desk that Kaia had gestured to.
    “Ok then,” Kaia said. She smiled again at Gabrielle as she got up from her seat and walked over to Gabrielle’s desk. “The first thing you should know is Mr. Black doesn’t put up with any slacking. I’m sure you probably realized this already, but it’s good to tell you that anyway.”
    “Yeah,” Gabrielle said. Again, her voice was full of skepticism. “I just really don’t know what exactly I’m supposed to do.”
    “Well you got here on time today,” Kaia said, chuckling a little bit to try and encourage the mood to shift from being uncomfortable. “So you’re heading in the right direction. We’ll teach you the rest of what you need to know.”
    “Good morning ladies,” the deep voice of Sebastian Black interrupted them and they all turned to look at him. Kaia always hated the way he seemed to sneak up on them. She never even heard the door opening.
    “Good morning, Mr. Black,” Kaia said, shifting her attention from Gabrielle to him. “I have your morning papers waiting on your desk. Would you like me to get your coffee?”
    “Yes, thank you Kaia,” Sebastian said. His voice was, as always devoid of any emotion. He walked through the office and towards the door with his name on it as Kaia went to get his coffee. Before he went in he turned around and gave Gabrielle a very pointed look. A moment of odd intensity went through the two.
    “I am pleased that you are treating my newest employee well,” he said, his eyes remaining on Gabrielle even as he spoke to Kaia. She smiled at him as she handed him a mug of black coffee, the way he liked it. “I expect her to be completely up to speed by the end of the week.”
    “Yes, sir,” Kaia said. “That shouldn’t be a problem.”
    As Mr. Black turned to go in his office, Kaia had to fight to hold back her smile. She would have that promotion in no time.
    “Down to business,” she said, turning to Gabrielle. “I hope you catch on fast, cause we’ve got a lot to teach you.”
    “I think I’ll be alright,” Gabrielle said. Kaia could hear her beginning to drop the suspicion from her voice.
    “Good,” Kaia said. “So, basically, what we do here is provide the behind the scenes support for Mr. Black and his subordinates to fight the Darklings. I know you’re very new here, so if you have any questions along the way, don’t hesitate to speak up and ask.”
    “What exactly are Darklings?” Gabrielle asked. Kaia felt the last vestiges of her suspicion slip away with that question.
    “Simply put,” Kaia said, “restless spirits. But all you need to know about them is Mr. Black and the fighters that serve under him kill them. And we make sure they come back alive.”

Chapter Eleven
     
     
    It was officially the end of the working week, and Gabrielle was ready for some time off. She had no idea what she would do to fill her weekend, but she knew she was looking forward to sleeping in and not having to cram her brain with new stuff. Over the last few days, Kaia had been teaching her everything there was to know about working under