Deacon lay next to Angel, holding her close to him during the night. He could hear her breathing softly, which put his mind at ease. It had been twenty-four hours since she had taken the elixir. He was furious with the council, demanding they start researching SHINE and its effects on humans and vampires. Finally, he decided that he wanted it off the streets.
SHINE was a synthetic drug made explicitly for vampires and not for human consumption. Why had Declan allowed that to be given to Angel? Even if Angel indeed was his beloved, why did he allow it? It was deplorable to enable that. It was time for Deacon to step up and start to act like the king he was.
He decided that first thing in the morning, he would call the council to set up a meeting and demand everyone's attendance. He want
