Raphael for help, at a
loss.
His Omega looked back at him
steadily, then stepped forward. “You have all seen
what happened here tonight,” he said, raising his voice so everyone could hear.
“Go home. Tell your children. Your grandparents. Call
the People who live far away and tell them that they have a new leader, an
Alpha, chosen by God.” He paused. “And tell them demons are among us. Be wary.
Be safe.”
Chapter Seven
“Well, that was exciting,” Raphael
said, thinking the exact opposite. “A challenge, a fight. Demons. Hey, I have a great idea. Let’s not ever do
that again. Okay?” Gabriel flashed him a smile that told him he agreed with
Raphael’s sentiment.
Ariel laughed. “Sounds
good to me.”
“You’ll need to interview all the
angels who worked for Samael,” Raphael’s mother said, sitting down at the
table. They were in the castle’s cavernous kitchen. It was late enough that the
humans hired to cook for the angels had gone home for the day. Gabriel ate
ravenously, his body clearly trying to make up for the energy expended during
the combat and the blood loss afterward. Raphael took a big bite of his
sandwich, still a little freaked out over being able to heal his Alpha.
“Tomorrow is soon enough for all
that,” Gabriel said, picking up a cup. He took a sip of water. “I’ll interview
everyone who works in Archangel Castle tomorrow. Tonight I’m going to finish
eating, shower, and go to bed. I’ll probably sleep for an entire day.”
Raphael raised an eyebrow. Gabriel caught
his look and he sat back, smirking a little. He’d be with Gabriel during all of
that. Enjoying it to the fullest. Sleep sounded like
another great idea, he decided.
“At least we have a true leader
again,” Gabriel’s mother said, smiling at her son.
Raphael’s mother smiled too. “True.”
Raphael swallowed his bite of
sandwich, still amazed that his mother had come. “Did Suriel help you get here
in time?”
She rolled her eyes at him. “Of course.”
“Suriel is starting to sound very
intriguing,” Ariel said, flopping down into the seat next to him.
Raphael wondered what she meant by
that. “I love him, but he’s a pain in the ass.”
“You should be nice to your
brother,” his mother said. “He’s the reason you’re here. You should be thanking
him.”
“Thank Suriel? He’ll think I’ve
lost my mind,” Raphael teased. His mother gave him a look and he grinned. She
was right. His brother was the one who’d told him he had to go study at Castle
Archangel. “Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll thank him next time I see him.”
“Which will be soon,” Gabriel said.
“If he’s talented as you say, I think we need him to come.”
Raphael’s smile dropped away as he
considered the implications of Samael’s possession. According to the People’s
history, where there was one demon, there were usually more. “I think you’re
right.”
“I knew Samael was evil, but I had
no idea he’d been possessed,” Ariel said quietly. She pushed her drink away
from her with one finger, then idly played with the
condensation forming on the side of the glass. “I had no idea an angel could be possessed.”
“I suspected,” Gabriel’s mother
said quietly. “When my husband died, I felt something on his body. Something terribly evil.”
Gabriel stared at his mother.
Raphael put a hand on his arm. He could feel his mate’s consternation through
his skin. “Why didn’t you ever say anything?”
She shrugged. “You were young. The
evil dissipated after the burial ceremony. His soul was free and nothing we could
do would bring him back.”
“Still, if you knew there was
something wrong…” Gabriel trailed off as Anahita shook her head.
“You needed time. I needed time, Gabriel. We were all
grieving. I didn’t have the mental energy to consider the return of such evil.”
She glanced at Ariel. “And I didn’t want your sister worrying about it. She was
very young, only
loss.
His Omega looked back at him
steadily, then stepped forward. “You have all seen
what happened here tonight,” he said, raising his voice so everyone could hear.
“Go home. Tell your children. Your grandparents. Call
the People who live far away and tell them that they have a new leader, an
Alpha, chosen by God.” He paused. “And tell them demons are among us. Be wary.
Be safe.”
Chapter Seven
“Well, that was exciting,” Raphael
said, thinking the exact opposite. “A challenge, a fight. Demons. Hey, I have a great idea. Let’s not ever do
that again. Okay?” Gabriel flashed him a smile that told him he agreed with
Raphael’s sentiment.
Ariel laughed. “Sounds
good to me.”
“You’ll need to interview all the
angels who worked for Samael,” Raphael’s mother said, sitting down at the
table. They were in the castle’s cavernous kitchen. It was late enough that the
humans hired to cook for the angels had gone home for the day. Gabriel ate
ravenously, his body clearly trying to make up for the energy expended during
the combat and the blood loss afterward. Raphael took a big bite of his
sandwich, still a little freaked out over being able to heal his Alpha.
“Tomorrow is soon enough for all
that,” Gabriel said, picking up a cup. He took a sip of water. “I’ll interview
everyone who works in Archangel Castle tomorrow. Tonight I’m going to finish
eating, shower, and go to bed. I’ll probably sleep for an entire day.”
Raphael raised an eyebrow. Gabriel caught
his look and he sat back, smirking a little. He’d be with Gabriel during all of
that. Enjoying it to the fullest. Sleep sounded like
another great idea, he decided.
“At least we have a true leader
again,” Gabriel’s mother said, smiling at her son.
Raphael’s mother smiled too. “True.”
Raphael swallowed his bite of
sandwich, still amazed that his mother had come. “Did Suriel help you get here
in time?”
She rolled her eyes at him. “Of course.”
“Suriel is starting to sound very
intriguing,” Ariel said, flopping down into the seat next to him.
Raphael wondered what she meant by
that. “I love him, but he’s a pain in the ass.”
“You should be nice to your
brother,” his mother said. “He’s the reason you’re here. You should be thanking
him.”
“Thank Suriel? He’ll think I’ve
lost my mind,” Raphael teased. His mother gave him a look and he grinned. She
was right. His brother was the one who’d told him he had to go study at Castle
Archangel. “Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll thank him next time I see him.”
“Which will be soon,” Gabriel said.
“If he’s talented as you say, I think we need him to come.”
Raphael’s smile dropped away as he
considered the implications of Samael’s possession. According to the People’s
history, where there was one demon, there were usually more. “I think you’re
right.”
“I knew Samael was evil, but I had
no idea he’d been possessed,” Ariel said quietly. She pushed her drink away
from her with one finger, then idly played with the
condensation forming on the side of the glass. “I had no idea an angel could be possessed.”
“I suspected,” Gabriel’s mother
said quietly. “When my husband died, I felt something on his body. Something terribly evil.”
Gabriel stared at his mother.
Raphael put a hand on his arm. He could feel his mate’s consternation through
his skin. “Why didn’t you ever say anything?”
She shrugged. “You were young. The
evil dissipated after the burial ceremony. His soul was free and nothing we could
do would bring him back.”
“Still, if you knew there was
something wrong…” Gabriel trailed off as Anahita shook her head.
“You needed time. I needed time, Gabriel. We were all
grieving. I didn’t have the mental energy to consider the return of such evil.”
She glanced at Ariel. “And I didn’t want your sister worrying about it. She was
very young, only
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