Chapter 30: Angel BattlesTreading water, I watched in mounting terror as the portal opened. It was pointless trying to swim for shore - I would never make it in time. Better to wait out here, see what I was facing. “Mom, what is it?” The throng of voices had been too much to make any sense, but the spirits had calmed enough to allow my mother to speak clearly above the others.
“Archangelo. He's coming for you.”
My heart stuttered in my chest, dread spreading through my body when Archangelo stepped out from the portal. Dressed in a white chambray shirt hanging loosely over black jeans, he stood uncertainly for a minute, his eyes straying to my boots and weapons where they lay discarded on the ground.
While he was distracted, I inspected my arms and stifled a groan. The sigils had faded c
