whispering into her ear.
She nodded, eyes sealed tight.
Remie pulled back, his hand ran along her cheek, and he kissed her slow. Gentle. Loving.
I totally swooned.
I may not be nurturing, but I was definitely a hopeless romantic.
“This is the best surprise anybody could ever give me.” Phoebe laid her forehead to his.
Remie smiled, visibly trembling.
“No,” he said, pulling back an inch. “This is.”
He dropped to his knee and pulled out a ring.
Phoebe gazed down at him, hands over her mouth.
“Phoebe Kinkaid. You are the best thing that’s ever happened to me. My past, present and future. I came to life the day we met, and I want to spend Eternity with you.” Remie’s voice shook. “Will you marry me?”
Phoebe dropped to her knees and held his hands in hers, nodding. “Yes, Remie. Of course, yes.”
“I love you, baby.” Remie slipped the ring on her finger and pulled her into his arms.
Cade draped his arm around my shoulder, and I laid my head on him.
“ That is the epitome of human,” I said.
“What do you mean?”
“You asked me in Chicago, what it meant to be human.” I nodded my head to Phoebe and Remie, holding each other, celebrating their future. “That.”
I wiped away my tears.
“That’s what it means to be human.”
Chapter Nine
Cade
“Isn’t it beautiful?” Phoebe came over to show Zoe her ring.
“Oh wow, it’s perfect Phoebs.” Zoe smiled and stood. “See you soon.” Zoe bent down and kissed my cheek, then they walked off together to show Rainah and the other girls.
On the outside, Zoe appeared happy. Content even, but to me, it was clearly an illusion.
I was beginning to understand Zoe’s love for humanity through Phoebe. In past incarnations, we’d never spent time with humans. In reality, in the five thousand plus years we’d been doing this, I hardly spent any time at all with humans other than rescuing them, rare soul retrievals, or transitioned demon banishments.
Zoe loved humanity. A love I seldom understood. Though seeing through Phoebe’s eyes, hearing of the life she hoped to have, a life she would sacrifice for—it truly put humanity into perspective, allowing me to understand my Gemini more, to see the sacrifices Zoe made, time and again, giving things up for herself so those like Phoebe could have them.
Although Zoe would never admit it, she felt something was missing since Eternalizing. I needed to discover what it was and remedy the situation.
For all the sacrifices Chayah had made, she deserved happiness of her own.
“How’s it going?” Elijah slapped my back as I rose to my feet.
“Can we speak in private for a moment?” Raz tipped his head to the side, motioning for us to relocate to a quieter location.
I followed them to a small meeting room inside the Great Hall.
“What’s going on?” I folded my arms across my chest.
“We wanted to speak to you concerning your plans for the next few weeks.”
“Zoe and I will go to Chicago to get her things at the apartment and tie up that chapter, then take a month off, if that’s all we can spare. Why? What have you learned?”
“Lilith.” Raz sighed. “She’s free.”
“What?”
“She’s not banished, I’ve seen her.” Elijah sighed. “She’s recovered and back in charge, determined to retaliate.”
“Yes, and whispers say Azriel has ascended ranks. He’s more aggressive, building troops, increasing numbers within Fallen and demon factions. And there’s something else.” Raz lowered his voice. “Another whisper, which causes great concern.”
“Explain.”
“According to my sources, the dark factions may have a secret weapon.”
“What sort of weapon?”
“A genetically engineered hybrid.”
“A what?” I’d never heard of such a thing. Or even the possibility.
“Some rumblings have been floating about. Due to the multitude of prophecies about you, the one Lilith spouted to you in Aravot.”
“What prophecy?”
“They call it the
She nodded, eyes sealed tight.
Remie pulled back, his hand ran along her cheek, and he kissed her slow. Gentle. Loving.
I totally swooned.
I may not be nurturing, but I was definitely a hopeless romantic.
“This is the best surprise anybody could ever give me.” Phoebe laid her forehead to his.
Remie smiled, visibly trembling.
“No,” he said, pulling back an inch. “This is.”
He dropped to his knee and pulled out a ring.
Phoebe gazed down at him, hands over her mouth.
“Phoebe Kinkaid. You are the best thing that’s ever happened to me. My past, present and future. I came to life the day we met, and I want to spend Eternity with you.” Remie’s voice shook. “Will you marry me?”
Phoebe dropped to her knees and held his hands in hers, nodding. “Yes, Remie. Of course, yes.”
“I love you, baby.” Remie slipped the ring on her finger and pulled her into his arms.
Cade draped his arm around my shoulder, and I laid my head on him.
“ That is the epitome of human,” I said.
“What do you mean?”
“You asked me in Chicago, what it meant to be human.” I nodded my head to Phoebe and Remie, holding each other, celebrating their future. “That.”
I wiped away my tears.
“That’s what it means to be human.”
Chapter Nine
Cade
“Isn’t it beautiful?” Phoebe came over to show Zoe her ring.
“Oh wow, it’s perfect Phoebs.” Zoe smiled and stood. “See you soon.” Zoe bent down and kissed my cheek, then they walked off together to show Rainah and the other girls.
On the outside, Zoe appeared happy. Content even, but to me, it was clearly an illusion.
I was beginning to understand Zoe’s love for humanity through Phoebe. In past incarnations, we’d never spent time with humans. In reality, in the five thousand plus years we’d been doing this, I hardly spent any time at all with humans other than rescuing them, rare soul retrievals, or transitioned demon banishments.
Zoe loved humanity. A love I seldom understood. Though seeing through Phoebe’s eyes, hearing of the life she hoped to have, a life she would sacrifice for—it truly put humanity into perspective, allowing me to understand my Gemini more, to see the sacrifices Zoe made, time and again, giving things up for herself so those like Phoebe could have them.
Although Zoe would never admit it, she felt something was missing since Eternalizing. I needed to discover what it was and remedy the situation.
For all the sacrifices Chayah had made, she deserved happiness of her own.
“How’s it going?” Elijah slapped my back as I rose to my feet.
“Can we speak in private for a moment?” Raz tipped his head to the side, motioning for us to relocate to a quieter location.
I followed them to a small meeting room inside the Great Hall.
“What’s going on?” I folded my arms across my chest.
“We wanted to speak to you concerning your plans for the next few weeks.”
“Zoe and I will go to Chicago to get her things at the apartment and tie up that chapter, then take a month off, if that’s all we can spare. Why? What have you learned?”
“Lilith.” Raz sighed. “She’s free.”
“What?”
“She’s not banished, I’ve seen her.” Elijah sighed. “She’s recovered and back in charge, determined to retaliate.”
“Yes, and whispers say Azriel has ascended ranks. He’s more aggressive, building troops, increasing numbers within Fallen and demon factions. And there’s something else.” Raz lowered his voice. “Another whisper, which causes great concern.”
“Explain.”
“According to my sources, the dark factions may have a secret weapon.”
“What sort of weapon?”
“A genetically engineered hybrid.”
“A what?” I’d never heard of such a thing. Or even the possibility.
“Some rumblings have been floating about. Due to the multitude of prophecies about you, the one Lilith spouted to you in Aravot.”
“What prophecy?”
“They call it the
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