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“Stop flirting with the doctor and get out of the goddamn car, Neo,” Marilyn hissed, yanking open the passenger side door.
Neo winked at Reese when she huffed at Marilyn’s words, mumbled about them “not flirting” under her breath.
Marilyn had climbed over the backseat to get out of the Jeep, dragging Johnny with her, so Sariel and I were pressed up against one side of the car. When the door closed, we moved towards it to listen in on the conversation.
“Can I help you fine folk…” The man cut himself off with a gasp at the sight of Neo, dropping to his knees.. “Heaven— Heaven-appointed?”
“You two can see through thetintedglass?” Reese whisper-hissed at us. “And hear?!”
“Yeah,” we answered as one.
“Fuck it. I’m rolling the window down.”
“No!”
We reached for her at the same time. She froze, eyes wide.
“Sorry.” I closed my eyes. “That man is a vampire. Any sudden moves, like a window rolling down out of nowhere, could have… uh, adverse effects. Their reflexes are rivaled only by angels—”
“And me,” Sariel interjected.
I pursed my lips at him. “You’re included in the category of ‘angels,’ Sariel.”
“Got it,” Reese said. “No provoking the vampire.”
We turned to the window, where the man had since risen to his feet.
“It’s odd for a vampire to have so much respect for an angel,” Sariel admitted. “They’re usually cautious or immediately distrustful. Most are around us, since we technically report to Him.”
“We?”
He shrugged. “You’re the one who said I count as an angel. I don’t remember much about my mother—I think I might have buried my memories of that time somewhere deep—but I distinctly remember the loneliness. She had no friends, in a sense, and I think after she chose to have me, she might have isolated herself even more. There’s something very solitary about Heaven-appointed angels, even the ones who marry and settle down.”
“We won’t cause harm to anyone here; in fact, we are happy to take up patrol or be put to work wherever you need it,” Neo explained to the vampire.
Johnny eyed the vampire with a critical eye. “Or make a hefty monetary donation,” he added.
The vampire’s eyes narrowed on Johnny. Sariel tensed behind me.
“Wolves and vampires… There’s still a gate between them,” I reminded Sariel. “And Johnny wouldn’t fight him. It’s not in his nature.”
Sariel turned to me with a blank stare. “That’s the issue.”
“Is it just the three of you?” the vampire asked, eyeing the SUV.
“There are three others in the car,” Neo explained, straightening his spine.
“You’ll have to meet the manager,” the vampire said. “I’ll open the gates.”
I continued to be awed as we were led up a driveway.
There were about eight or nine other buildings behind the main one. Trees were scattered around the expanse of manicured grounds, with benches beneath them, as well as water fountains and swings. Patches of flowers were scattered in between, and more children were frolicking between them as adults milled around, laughing and talking and all carefree. Some of them shot us inquisitive glances, but the others remained primarily unbothered.
These people felt safe here. And we might put them in danger.
The guilt eating at me morphed into something ugly. I had to swallow around the mounting dread in the pit of my stomach.
Reese was trembling when the Jeep pulled up in front of the main house. It was easy to understand why; she’d never been around this many supernaturals before. Until recently, she hadn’t even known that any humans were aware of us at all.
