Otto pulled himself up. He was very tall…and those robes made him look even taller. I could see why some people would confuse these kinds of aliens with angels. “As Martin is not human, and you are only half, I daresay my interference here is entirely within the boundaries of expectation.”
Well, he did have me there. I scowled. “Tell you what, Otto. If Martin walks away, I’ll drop the whole thing.” I felt confident enough in making such an offer, since I knew Martin wouldn’t leave me voluntarily.
A flicker of surprise passed over Otto’s perfect features. “You would do that?”
Now was not the time to show any hesitation. I recalled the light in Martin’s eyes as he looked at me, the way he’d reached down to help me navigate the treacherous trail at Cathedral Rock. We might have only known
