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"Course I' at the top of her lungs

By the time we'd made it doe only had a few hours until I had to be at work

Shopping with Stephanie was like an Oly clothes inme to try them on before I'd even told her I liked them

She knew my style well Not fussy, comfortable — but cute I tried on several pairs of jeans, bomber jackets, shirts, boots — the list went on and on I needed h the rest of the day without passing out

Or maybe I just needed Ethan

He would be nice too

"Hey!" Stephanie knocked on the door to the dressing room "Hurry up in there We only have a few more minutes"

I rolled my eyes and stared at own?"

"Because!" She laughed "Ethan ant to show you off"

"Fine" I pressed the heavily beaded fabric against my stomach It was strapless and ridiculously heavy Black with silver beading cascaded fro, it seemed

I was like a walking pageant queen "Stephanie, I don't think I like this"

No answer

"Stephanie?"

With a sigh, I opened the door Words died on my lips

"Hello" His white eyeswhite hair He tilted his head to the side as if exa me "Come"

I stepped back and shook my head "Where's Stephanie"

"Coer than Cassius and Ethan coht feet tall Why was no one else running and screa? He was beautiful, but it was a deadly type of beautiful I don't kno, but I knew if I touched him, I'd die

When he ducked into the dressing roo my mouth

Wings He had wings

Gold feathers that appeared then vanished right in front of me

Ethan! My mind screamed

Cassius… he could readfor hi in vain he would be able to findthe immortal in front of me

"You're an archangel," I whispered

"And you're the human"

Not a human The human

I gulped "Please don't o with you"

His smile widened "Are you afraid?"

It felt like a test

I didn't knohat to say

I opened my mouth to yell no, but it was like he'd stolen the words from my lips His head tilted back "Come"

I shook ive into the fear that threatened to choke me

"Come, or I kill your vampire Your choice"