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“No proble up and, less than five seconds later, Venom saw his forhtly lit skyscrapers He was a bullet as he crossed the Hudson, going so low there that his passage agitated the water into crashing waves

Yeah, the laughing angel known as Bluebell was not in a good mood

Sliding his hands into the pockets of his pants, Venoo back to his suite and check on Holly was another reason he forced hilimmer of this type of protectiveness about a wo well that had turned out

And while Holly had grown up, she remained a baby in comparison to hiht throw her around to teach her to embrace the power inside her, but he wasn’t about to fuck her Not even if his body was starting to stir more and more that way each time he saw her

“Jesus” He shook his head as he spotted Illiuain; even for Bluebell, the speed of the pickup was extraordinary The angel was holding Kenasha carelessly with one hand on the back of the other angel’s neck Kenasha’s wings drooped uselessly The wasted-away appendages had to be creating , but Illium didn’t look strained in the least

There was a reason certain archangels had put out feelers to lure Illium to their side, to take up a position as their second Many believed the increasingly strong angela lower position in the Tower hierarchy than Dmitri But Illium’s answer had always been a flat no

He’d chosen his loyalty and it wasn’t only to Raphael, but to the Seven

“Dmitri’s more experienced and he’s known the sire since the sire was young enough that Raphael treats hiel had once said to Venoel Raphael rescued fro The next time I fell in, it was Dmitri who plucked me out”

He’d laughed, golden eyes dancing “I’m not meant to be Raphael’s second, or to hold a position above D—the bonds that tie us to one another, forged by e” A silver-edged feather of wild blue had drifted down to the ground fros as he resettled the us”

That soul-deep bond would change one day in the distant future, Illium’s destiny written in his power But it would never break The Seven would always have each other’s—and Raphael’s—back As the Archangel Elijah would never el Caliane

He’d once been her eneral, carried that loyalty in his heart to this day

Less than half abody on the balcony in front of Venom’s feet “That was quick,” Venom commented

Landing on the balcony, Illiu myself,” he said, his eyes turbulent with emotions that were starkly human in a way it was rare to see in an ie and power

“Who’d you fight with? Ellie?” Of all the Seven, it was Illium as closest to Raphael’s hunter consort “No? Then it has to be Aodhan” The other angel—and fellow member of the Seven—was Illium’s best friend Tholly different men in personality, Illium and Aodhan had known each other since childhood So two halves of a whole, their reactions were so in sync

Illius look like those of a half-plucked chicken?” he asked just as Dmitri exited onto the balcony “I do like the rhythh”

“That’s Holly’s work” It was obvious her veno Kenasha considerable pain

“This makes me sad,” Dmitri said without an ounce of syht’ve seen this creature and thought hielkind”

“Don’t worry,” Venom replied in as cold a tone “He doesn’t fly Daisy’s blood did so to him”

D out of his head—whether in pain or fear, Venom couldn’t tell “Hold him still”