It felt so good just to be held.
Then the angels, the demon, and the Nephilim flew to distant corners of the sky, leaving a moment’s brilliant flash of light behind them, as below, Luce and Daniel fell in love for the first-and the last- time.
I cannot be other than what I am, and I am the choices of all my days.
I will wait for you as long as it takes. I will love you every moment across time.
Wisdom holds a candle to experience, but you’ve got to take the candle and walk alone.
They could steam up windows with their kisses, but as soon as they started using their mouths for other things – like talking – everything got so complicated.
Trust is a careless pursuit at best. At worst, it’s a good way to get yourself killed.
You are the soul that fits into mine.
Oh yes, we’re going to brawl, baby. Over you. Again.
Ms. Sophia was evil bananas.
Suicide was a mortal luxury not afforded to angels.
One day, our love will conquer this dark circle. That’s worth everything to me.
I will always catch you when you fall.
His eyes burned violet – not with anger but with intense desire. The kind of look that made you love a person so much, you missed him even when he was standing right in front of you.
Her heart was pounding impossibly fast. Then she realized She was feeling both of their hearts, racing each other. A kind of desperate conversation, one they couldn’t have with words.
Cam stepped into the clearing. His eyes were rimmed with a thick, shimmering gold shadow, and it shone on his face in the moonlight, making him look like a wildcat.
Luce blushed. “Then what kind of angel are you?” “I’m sort of in between gigs right now,” Daniel said.
This was weird. The thing that could have driven two friends instantly apart was actually drawing them closer together.
Was their love worth the erasure of the world and all its stories?
This is why angels choose sides, why people join teams. It costs too much not to; it weighs too heavily to soldier on alone.