Angel Kin by Jana Downs Page B

apparently the big draw for people of  all walks of angelic life. Each had their own unique security measures  and safety, and privacy seemed to be the number-one thing that  residents were concerned with. Not only were the neighborhoods  extremely safe, the place was completely self-sufficient so the  residents didn’t have to worry about leaving the city ever. The idea of  being able to relax seemed like heaven right about then as they drove  toward their destination. Madigan was definitely excited to be able to  spread his wings in a home that catered to and reassured his loved
ones.
Yuri seemed to settle on a station that was playing the Top 20 countdown in mainstream music and settled back against his seat. His color was a lot better today, and he seemed to be in a marginally better mood. Hopefully, whatever healers they found there would help him undo whatever was done to him and help him get better.
“You okay today, Yuri?” Madigan asked as the angel began to tap the beat of the song on the radio against his jeans.
“I’m fine, Madi. No worries.” Yuri met his eyes in the rearview mirror and gave him a slow smile. There was the jokester that had wormed his way into Madigan’s heart. The overwhelming relief at seeing that light restored to Yuri’s eyes swamped Madigan and made
                          
him want nothing more than to crawl into Yuri’s lap and cry in  gratitude. There was still that ever-present darkness in his eyes, but  the glimpse of Yuri’s old self gave Madigan hope for the future.
“Should be the next exit, guys,” Bren said, flipping on his turn  signal and gliding into the right exit lane. “It’s about twenty minutes  off the exit, so it shouldn’t be too much longer.”
“Would we know if something happened up above?” Erik asked.  His expression was nervous and a little pale. He almost clutched Levi  to him. Madigan realized that Levi touching Erik through the ride was  probably not just for Levi’s benefit.
Yuri leaned his head against the glass of the passenger window.  “We wouldn’t.” The honesty was chilling.
“I should’ve made them take a cell phone or something,” Bren  muttered, glancing up at the ever-darkening sky as they slowed  coming off exit twenty-three. “Next time.”
Madigan prayed there wouldn’t be a next time. The idea of his  mates up there alone and in danger was enough to make his heart start  to pound. He deliberately forced his pulse back to normal. There was  no point in getting hysterical. It wouldn’t help things, and it certainly  wouldn’t make them any safer.
“I’m sure they’ll be fine. They’re warriors,” Madigan heard  himself say. “I bet they’re enjoying the fresh air. It’s no fun being  stuck in a car for an hour.” God, was it only an hour away from his  place? Yeah.   Shit . Why did it feel so much longer?
“Marius doesn’t fly as much as he used to. He says until we get  our wings, he’ll stay on the ground with us,” Levi said, still holding  his other lover close. “So I’m sure he’s hurrying to the sanctuary.”  The distraction of talking about their loves seemed to ease the tension  a little bit.
“Yeah, Cross hasn’t let us fly a lot, either. Mainly because we’ve  been targeted now that they can’t get to Madi,” Yuri said. “I can’t  wait to be able to fly again.” There was a longing in his voice as he  said it, and Bren reached out and gripped his knee.

                           
“We’ll find a healer, and you’ll be flying in no time. Isn’t that  right, bright eyes?”
Madigan nodded. “Of course. We won’t accept anything less.” He  smiled as he thought of living in a place where none of them had to  hide away or were restricted to certain areas. “An entire town of  sanctuary sounds pretty great.”
“It does. I was so excited when Marius told us about it.” Levi’s
enthusiasm