He shakes his head again and his eyes suddenly change from gold to hazel, golden streaks gone from his dark waves and wings vanish in an instant. A regular human man stood in front of me. Regular except that the handsome part didn’t go away. He regarded me for what seemed like forever and then finally spoke. “My name is Michael Riverwoods, I am a Soul Dealer. Which of course explains the eyes and the wings. And no Zhar-ptitsa, you are not dead.” He smiled broadly again and a sexy dimple adorned his cheek. It looked just like Noah’s. My heart stopped and things were suddenly too real. I don’t know where he is and how he is. I betrayed him by leaving. I felt my sight dim as water filled my eyes. “Please help me get out of here. I have to find my friends. I won’t tell anyone you helped me p