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Andre massages his fingers into my shoulder like he can’t help touching me anyway he can as all these dirty thoughts cross his mind. “I think he’s more afraid of the pleasure that will occur. Mortality has done a number on him. He just needs—”
“Stop. Seriously. Both of you. I just wanted to come here and see for myself that my soul mate hasn’t keeled over before I could put him out with a bang.” I grab Elias’s face, forcing him to stop glaring at Andre. “Can you tell us where you are? Anything that can help us find you?”
Elias sighs a breath and rests his forehead to mine, enjoying the closeness of my soul while he processes my words. “I was locked in a fourth floor apartment with a view of a city, but Zade and Cassius...I’ve been relocated because they found me. I don’t know where I am now. I was blindfolded and moved into a bathroom with no window.”
I inhale a small breath. “Zade and Cassius? They found you?”
“Days ago, I think. I’m struggling to keep track of time.” Elias shifts his head, closing the space to my lips. He kisses me softly like he was waiting for me to make the move and couldn’t stand that I hadn’t. “It doesn’t really matter. They said they couldn’t help me.”
“Fuck. Zade didn’t tell me any of this. He’s been non-existent until tonight, and even then, he didn’t stay.” I sigh and tilt my head, glancing at Andre. “Why doesn’t he ever do anything? It’s like he wants to but then he doesn’t.”
It’s now that I realize what sin will be his downfall.
Sloth.
Shit.
Now that I realize it, I can piece things together. He struggles with not acting. With blatantly choosing not to do something such as help Elias and me. Sure, he thinks it goes against his divine purpose, and it might, but I can use this information. I need to turn his behavior into not doing things. If I can get him to ignore his duties or neglect them, he could eventually abandon them.
But in this moment, Zade’s jump from grace isn’t important.
Elias is.
“He’s an angel, darlin’. He said he was doing you a favor,” Elias says, pulling me from my thoughts. “I’m sure his dickhead superior who caught him was ensuring he couldn’t get word to you. They couldn’t care less about me. I’m a traitor to them. If I die, it solves their problems.”
I hate that he’s right.
“They’re fucking bastards.” I clench my fingers into fists. “I’m going to tie Zade up and hold him hostage in Dante’s room. Then I’m going to—”
The world quivers around us, stopping me from finishing the start of my torturous plan...though it also could be the start of a good time. Fuck. I need to get my shit together. Andre’s lust seeps into me, making it hard to not turn everything into a fantasy. Usually I’d appreciate it, but something prods at my very being.
“Uh, Andre?” I question, peering around. “What’s happening?”
Andre flickers in and out of existence without responding.
“Raven?” Elias clutches my cheeks and kisses me again. “You keep disappearing. Please don’t leave me. I’m not ready to let you go.”
My heart slides into my stomach at his pleas. Andre materializes again and rests his hands on my shoulders. Elias pulls me closer and hugs me, burying his face into the crook of my neck. His body shudders around me, and I gasp at the heartache suddenly stealing my breath.
“We have to go, little hellion,” Andre says softly. “I’m sorry.”
“Please, stay with me.” Clutching me tighter, Elias tries to keep me with him. “I’m afraid. I’m fucking scared that if you go, I’ll never see you again.”
But I don’t have a choice.
The world fades.
With one more kiss, I pull away and capture Elias’s watery gaze. “You better fucking hang on for me. I mean it. I will find you.”
“Raven, I—I love you, darlin’. More than anything. I’ll do whatever it takes to save you.” Elias fades away with his words.
I open my eyes to a world of flames.
