Gabriel’s heart lifted a great deal when Michael woke up. His Commander barely took his eyes off of Adam, true, but he was fully engaged with Gabriel and Castiel. Even Jason was appraised and deemed acceptable once Castiel introduced him.
A flash of fingers against the doorjamb told Gabriel that Daniel had run off before he could meet Michael. His mate was troubled and whatever affliction that caused it worried Gabriel. As much as Gabriel hated to admit it, his mate was growing on him. A week of doing his damnest to ignore his emotions, a total failure, hadn’t stopped that affection that bloomed like a rare flower in him.
But Michael reclaimed his attention with an abrupt bark of pain. Gabriel whipped his attention back, and had to stifle a grin at the unsteady giant on his feet. “You’ve
