Little by little I felt the presence of the others leave. But I never released my hold on Uriel. I couldn’t, my mind, my heart just wouldn’t let me. It was like no matter how much of him I felt, no matter how his heartbeat felt against my cheek, it just couldn’t sink in that he was alive. What I saw in Michael’s mind kept flashing through my mind. I tightened my hold on him, a whimper slipping from my throat.
“Sshh now Belle.” Uriel cooed. “It is alright now. I’ve got you.”
His words made a sob tear through me. He was here, really here. I pulled away from him and looked him up and down, searching for any indication that he was still hurt. Looking for even a speck of blood left from where he was hurt. But there was nothing. I was tempted to rip his shirt from him to look over his skin f
