were interviewed, talking about Maddy like they had been best friends for years. Practically everyone who’d ever met Maddy seemed to be getting in on the action. Worst of all, Maddy thought, was how each of the specials went into gory detail over the dramatic events around Jackson’s Commissioning: Jackson saving her, the Dark Angel attack, the deadly freeway chase, Jackson’s mangling at the hands of the hired demon, and her own near-death.
The Angel blogs were even worse, running over every piece of gossip they could pick up. Every other hour, it seemed like Johnny Vuitton had some new “blind” item, and with everything horrible that came up, Maddy would get a breathless text from Gwen at college in Arizona.
As for Maddy’s publicist . . . Darcy was beside herself every day: her office was being swamped with requests, but Maddy was still turning down interviews, photo shoots and appearances.
“Maddy, just be reasonable ,” Darcy had pleaded yesterday, practically on the verge of anxious tears. “For the love of whatever you believe in, please let me do my job!”
But Maddy, for now, was steadfast – she wanted to focus on her training. With the spotlight trained on her, she was going to need every last bit of concentration as she prepared to become a Guardian.
She ran past the paparazzi to Kevin’s old station wagon, slamming the door shut and peeling out of the drive as quickly as she could. Once away from the clustered pack of photographers, she turned on the radio. DJs on every channel seemed to be talking about her.
“Angel fanatics across the globe are beside themselves today as Madison Montgomery Godright, the human girl formerly only known as superstar Jackson Godspeed’s girlfriend, steps into the spotlight as she begins her Guardian Angel training in glamorous Angel City! Maddy, who is the only part-Angel, part-human ever known to exist, still doesn’t have her wings yet – but that isn’t stopping the Archangels from getting her into training with other future Angel nominees, like Jacks’s bestie, Mitch Steeple, and the sexy Australian Emily Brightchurch! Stay tuned all week as we cover all things Maddy, the girl who became an Angel!”
Maddy flipped to another channel, but it was more of the same. The host, Jason Shipley, had a raspy voice, but that didn’t disguise his enthusiasm.
“For years, hopefuls around the country, and even the world, have moved to Angel City in hopes of someday becoming a Protection and joining the sexy and elite circle of Immortals! But now they have an even bigger dream, as this week former waitress Maddy Montgomery starts training to become an Angel! And Angel Magazine is offering a cool $1 million for the first photo of Maddy’s wings! So if you’re in the Immortal City this week, have your camera ready and you could have a great payday!”
One million dollars? Maddy hadn’t known that. A stab of anxiety hit her as she imagined having her wings come out in public. She hoped against hope that she’d have some kind of control when they decided to make their debut.
She pulled up to the guard shack that led to the entrance to the Angel training campus. The security officer leaned down, eyeing the old station wagon suspiciously over the brim of his black hat.
“Hi,” Maddy said, smiling tentatively.
“Who are you here to see?”
“Um, no one – I mean, I’m here myself – I mean, I’m here for training.”
“ID?” the guard barked. Maddy could see another guard in the shack. It looked like he had some kind of rifle slung across his shoulder, too.
She handed her California driver’s licence to the guard. As soon as he read the name on the plastic ID, his expression brightened.
“Oh, right this way, miss,” he said brightly. “I didn’t recognize you. Never can be too careful, especially with those HDF wackos making more threats everyday.”
Although the Humanity Defence Faction had yet to claim responsibility, the general consensus
The Angel blogs were even worse, running over every piece of gossip they could pick up. Every other hour, it seemed like Johnny Vuitton had some new “blind” item, and with everything horrible that came up, Maddy would get a breathless text from Gwen at college in Arizona.
As for Maddy’s publicist . . . Darcy was beside herself every day: her office was being swamped with requests, but Maddy was still turning down interviews, photo shoots and appearances.
“Maddy, just be reasonable ,” Darcy had pleaded yesterday, practically on the verge of anxious tears. “For the love of whatever you believe in, please let me do my job!”
But Maddy, for now, was steadfast – she wanted to focus on her training. With the spotlight trained on her, she was going to need every last bit of concentration as she prepared to become a Guardian.
She ran past the paparazzi to Kevin’s old station wagon, slamming the door shut and peeling out of the drive as quickly as she could. Once away from the clustered pack of photographers, she turned on the radio. DJs on every channel seemed to be talking about her.
“Angel fanatics across the globe are beside themselves today as Madison Montgomery Godright, the human girl formerly only known as superstar Jackson Godspeed’s girlfriend, steps into the spotlight as she begins her Guardian Angel training in glamorous Angel City! Maddy, who is the only part-Angel, part-human ever known to exist, still doesn’t have her wings yet – but that isn’t stopping the Archangels from getting her into training with other future Angel nominees, like Jacks’s bestie, Mitch Steeple, and the sexy Australian Emily Brightchurch! Stay tuned all week as we cover all things Maddy, the girl who became an Angel!”
Maddy flipped to another channel, but it was more of the same. The host, Jason Shipley, had a raspy voice, but that didn’t disguise his enthusiasm.
“For years, hopefuls around the country, and even the world, have moved to Angel City in hopes of someday becoming a Protection and joining the sexy and elite circle of Immortals! But now they have an even bigger dream, as this week former waitress Maddy Montgomery starts training to become an Angel! And Angel Magazine is offering a cool $1 million for the first photo of Maddy’s wings! So if you’re in the Immortal City this week, have your camera ready and you could have a great payday!”
One million dollars? Maddy hadn’t known that. A stab of anxiety hit her as she imagined having her wings come out in public. She hoped against hope that she’d have some kind of control when they decided to make their debut.
She pulled up to the guard shack that led to the entrance to the Angel training campus. The security officer leaned down, eyeing the old station wagon suspiciously over the brim of his black hat.
“Hi,” Maddy said, smiling tentatively.
“Who are you here to see?”
“Um, no one – I mean, I’m here myself – I mean, I’m here for training.”
“ID?” the guard barked. Maddy could see another guard in the shack. It looked like he had some kind of rifle slung across his shoulder, too.
She handed her California driver’s licence to the guard. As soon as he read the name on the plastic ID, his expression brightened.
“Oh, right this way, miss,” he said brightly. “I didn’t recognize you. Never can be too careful, especially with those HDF wackos making more threats everyday.”
Although the Humanity Defence Faction had yet to claim responsibility, the general consensus
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