Seraphina:
“STOP!” Dameon roars just as I’m about to bring my heavenly sword down to slice Raphael’s neck in half.
The sound of his yell shocks me to my core. I thought he hated this banished angel as much as I do, and now he’s trying to save him? My blood is boiling with anger. What is he thinking?
“Why should I stop?” I shout, setting my jaw and never taking my eyes off of Raphael. “He wants to kill Mariel. He thinks she’s an abomination. He betrayed us.”
A deep grumble vibrates from Mariel’s chest at those words.
“Because if you do this, you are no better than him,” he answers. “Seraphina, there is no coming back from that.”
I feel my body react to what he’s just said. The tension and anger that were building inside of me suddenly relax, and the image before me comes into focus. I
