I was resigned to my fate. It was the only way. I could not be the beloved of the archangels if I didn’t have all the archangel’s hearts. I truly thought I had his heart, that Michael was mine and I was his. He was so kind and gentle before; I don’t know what changed so suddenly. Though I wish I did. I would do anything to save them, to keep them. But I wasn’t enough, my attempts weren’t enough. My first thoughts had been correct, I couldn’t make them happy. They were angels, I was human, it could never work. I closed my eyes, and waited for death. I knew from the height I was at I would feel no pain.
But the impact never came. Instead, arms came around me tightly, swooping me up midair. I gasped at the sudden change, stopping so suddenly. Once I regained my composure and was able to thi
