A Baby for the Fallen Angels

By Annabeth Bang

A college student in Cambridge signs a contract to bear a child for five fallen angels after a ruined summoning ritual.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amaretta Sosa
• Release date: Jul 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005186883

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CAFE SHIFT

D o you still have your v-card?

I froze, shocked by the question from my older co-worker. Like me, she worked as a barista in a cafe next to the Harvard campus. Unlike me, she wasn’t enrolled in school. She seemed to be in her late twenties or early thirties. She blew a bubble with her gum.

Excuse me, why are you asking?

Just curious. She gave me an innocent smile that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. 

I was raised in Indiana. It wasn’t a yes or no answer. I knew plenty of people who waited for the age of consent in Indiana without closely reading the details.

Right then, we got slammed with a rush of customers. Unlike the big corporations, we didn’t have a mobile ordering system. I was too busy for the rest of my shift to think about her strange question very much. Our manager sent her home, while I, as a newer employee, stayed on the clock to sweep the floor and make sure everything was ready for the next day.

I took out a can of soup for dinner. Working at a mom and pop restaurant meant that they were fine with us eating a bite here and there. We were required to be familiar with the menu. While I could get sandwiches and bakery items at