Your Guardian Angel (The Guardian Angel Series Book 1) by Skyla Madi Page A

attitude.
    “Aren't you worried I'll hurt him?” I threatened.
    Ivan Aleksandrov laughed.
    “Oh my dear, Tay is one of the strongest guardian angels I’ve ever seen. He can rip the head off a full-blooded vampire in one swift move. So no, I'm not worried about him.”
    Why was he being so difficult?
    “But yesterday I…”
    “Yesterday, you caught him off guard,” he interrupted. “No one knew you could wield your magic. Now he knows, he won’t make that mistake again.”
    He opened the door and stepped out. I dropped my gaze onto the floor. Great, just great.
    “Oh,” Mr Aleksandrov said as he poked his head back into the room. “If you could try not to upset him, that would be great. He gets out of control easily and I'd hate for him to hurt you.”
    Tay entered, grinning from ear to ear, and Mr Aleksandrov closed the door behind him.
    “This will be fun,” he said, carrying in more thick books and dropping them onto the coffee table.
    “Start reading, your teacher will be here soon.”
    I glared at him. He was such an asshole and he knew exactly what buttons to push to annoy me. Tay didn’t even have to try hard to frustrate me. His eyes, his smile, and his hair were enough to set me off. He handed me the sheet from the top of the pile. The bold, underlined title read:
    CLASS TIMETABLE
    My classes were as follows:
    –Agrobiology , the study of plants, nutrition, and soil yields.
    –Botany , the study of plants.
    –Fluviology , the study of water courses.
    –Hydrogeology , the study of ground water.
    –Angelology , the study of Guardian Angels.
    –Fire Science the study of fire.
    I sighed dramatically. Most of the names for the classes were absolutely ridiculous. Botany? Fire Science? How daft.
    “Suddenly being like Meredith doesn't sound so fun, does it?”
    I flinched at her name.
    “Don't say her name like you know her and don't talk to me,” I said calmly. It didn’t sound as childish in my head.
    “So, Eli gets a free show but I can't even talk to you? That's a little unjust.”
    “That—” I snapped. “Wasn’t what it looked like; it was a misunderstanding.”
    “Can you take your clothes off and explain to me why?”
    Ugh! He was so frustrating; my brain was about to explode. “Never in my life,” I said through clenched teeth.
    The amusement displayed on Tay's face made it obvious he was enjoying this.
“Technically…” he said, rubbing his chin like he was having a long, hard think. “You're dead.”
    Screw what Mr Aleksandrov said. I leapt off the couch and ran at Tay. My fist was clenched and it flew out in front of me. I felt like I was being controlled by something else. It was a punch that would normally hurt a human but Tay caught in his hand, making me look like a weak child. He spun me around, pressing my back to his torso. I struggled but couldn't get free.
    “Let me go.”
    “Not until you say sorry.” I could hear the smile playing upon his lips.
    Just say it , my body yelled at me. As I was about to betray my pride and actually say sorry to Tay, there was a knock at the door.
    “Saved by the bell.” He whispered into my ear.
    He strode over to the door and answered it. In stepped a woman, her long mahogany hair bounced with every step she took. Her attire was white, making her look even more heavenly. Even with the subtle lines of aging that played upon her face, she was breathtakingly pretty.
    “Hi, you must be Ruby.” She extended her hand to me. 
    Her voice was light, so light that if we were outside I’m sure it would have blown away in the wind.
    I hesitated before taking her hand. No one who knew I was a vampire had voluntarily wanted to come into contact with me, except Mr Aleksandrov.
    “I'm Lillian, your theory teacher.”
    I swallowed hard, trying to ignore the scent that followed her inside. It was greater and sweeter than the smell of guardian angel blood. I still hadn’t eaten and the blood coursing through Lillian and Tay’s veins was