“THIS YOUR FIRST TIME in prison?” The voice from the other side of the room mocked her. It was male and familiar but she couldn’t figure out anything further. The metallic scent of magic drowned out everything else. Damn the Order. Why had the archangels ever agreed to give them access to such magic? No way such power should’ve been available to humans. Such hubris. The archangels always thought they knew best, yet look how messed up Earthside had become. Whoa. Where had that come from? The archangels did know best. To think otherwise was blasphemy. It was the same as thinking the Creator had chosen wrong in putting them in charge. The Creator was always correct. No one second-guessed the Creator therefore no one second-guessed the archangels. Something growled across the room. Who was t

