He took a huge gulp of the vodka from his glass and grimaced as it burned down his throat. He could feel gazes from angels and archangels, and he knew he needed to get a grip. He hadn't noticed it before but he had to get Anastasia away from here. She had been in the dream, the Memory, for too long. She needed time to process their history and waking her up will allow him to explain more clearly. But the question was, Luke had brought her away from him for almost half an hour, and if she lingered in the Memory Dream too long, she would become a part of her Past and would have to go through the Angels' War, the Punishment, and everything else all over again.
He couldn't risk hurting her again.
He moved through the room, and used his sharp vision to look for Ana. At last, he saw Luke stand
