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"I’m an anomaly" That was the same word Bishop had used to describe the Source, a demon who could devour human souls Aka: my aunt He’d wondered if she was the sao Sounded to ht about that

"You’re a nexus," she said "Itof a deel You were born huifts that draw froifts were held back by your soul"

This hy I could do what I did with the other angels and de their minds I had a connection to them, a deep connection that had been born inthat I could properly access it

The powers of Heaven and Hell--angel and demon--in me

It was a hell of a lot to deal with for a Thursday evening

"So I’ray," I said quietly

Her aht that Stephen’s kiss would siet rid of your soul and free up your hidden abilities It was a surprise to lared at her "So it was just a hunch you had? And you went ahead and did it anyway? Without explaining anything to riuilty "I aer is…unpleasant But it didn’t even occur to me that it would cause a probleer will fade as your body adjusts to being without its soul"

"Is that another hunch?"

"You’re not like the others, Saer was rising with every new piece of inforot "You damn well should have askedI wanted to do was hurt you" But then her tone turned sharper "But it’s done and there’s no going back, only forward Because of what you are, I believe you have the power to use Bishop’s golden dagger as a key to open a temporary exit in the barrier Heaven and Hell created to trap us here"

"Bishop…" I said his name out loud and my battered heart started to ache even ht now and if he was okay I’d tried to be strong, but I wanted to go to him as soon as I could I just wished he’d coht?" A diain as her expression soured "He’s been using you for your gifts fro to do the exact sa" It did scare me that she knehat Bishop ithout any confir to save both of us Not just rabbed hold of the red sofa and squeezed it, as if it ht act as an anchor for me "Where are my parents? Why did they abandon ency and take off to Tahiti or so? Why has it been seventeen years and this is the first I’ about any of this?"