Fallen Tears — Sarah J. Pepper

An élite club of shamed angels â€" the Fallen â€" welcomes disgraced super-naturals, like me. Defiant and vengeful, we're catalysts in destruction and mayhem, much to our angelic adversaries' dismay. Satisfying the void left in our soulless bodies motivates many Fallen to play with feeble humans. For even though we wield infernal-powers, they have one thing we crave.

Souls.

As a Fallen, an infinite number of days lay before me â€" if I choose. The Big Man upstairs always gives us a choice. I can accept my fate and perish, or consume a human's soul and live. The last one I devoured glows like a firefly inside my chest. One day, it'll flicker and fade into darkness. The Archangels who cast me from heaven would claim victory in the everlasting battle we wage, unless I consume another.

My next victim? A young man with ridiculously enticing lips. Gorgeous doesn't define his otherworldly appearance. His vogue hairstyle accentuates his sky-blue eyes. His laugh echoes in my ears. His perfect smile is burned to memory. The undeniable urge to consume his soul unveils my wicked inhibitions. I want him… his soul. One problem â€" he's protected by a Guardian angel.