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There’s not a lot, but at least one woman had settled here, at least for a while I reach in and pull out a white blouse and linen skirt Thong underwear A lacy bra A sheer camisole A cropped T-shirt A pair of stretchythe early days after the Great Attack Even when they evacuated their homes, they took their cell phones, laptops, keys, wallets, suitcases, and shoes that would have been great for tropical vacations but not for running on the streets It was as if people couldn’t accept that it wouldn’t all blow over in a few days

Eventually, though, those things ended up abandoned in cars and streets or, in this case, in the drawers of a e There’s no chance of finding a pair of pants for her, so a T-shirt dress will have to do for now

I tuck her in upstairs and leave her shoes beside the bed in case we need to go in a hurry

I kiss her forehead and tell her goodnight Her eyes shut like a doll’s, and her breath deepens almost immediately She must be absolutely exhausted Who knows the last time she slept? Who knows the last ti over the dining table with his wings laid out in front of him He’s taken off his ain

He’s groos It looks like he has washed the blood out of them They lie on the table, damp and limp He plucks out the broken feathers and smooths the healthy ones

‘At least you have the his highlights

He takes a big breath ‘We’re back to square one’ He sits on a wooden chair, al into it ‘I need to find a doctor’ He doesn’t sound optiical supplies, I think They did all kinds of experiments there Could any of that stuff be useful?’

He looks at me with eyes so blue they’re almost black ‘Maybe I should probably scope out that island anyway It’s too close for us to ignore’ He rubs his te the lines of his shoulders While Archangel Uriel is creating a false apocalypse and lying to the angels to get the to get his angel wings sewn back on Until then, he can’t return to angel society to try to straighten things out

‘You need sos just want to give out’ I sway a little It was a long night, and I’h alive to see the ue, but he nods It just confirms that we need the rest that badly, and ure out how to find a doctor who can help hie upstairs to the two bedrooe and I will--’

‘I’e will sleep better alone’

For a second, I think that maybe he wants to be alone with me I have a moment of crazy aardness ives me a stern look So much for my theory

He just doesn’t want me to sleep in the same room as my sister He doesn’t know that I already shared a room with her ere with the Resistance She’s had plenty of chances to attack me

‘But--’