6
I had to admit I had my worries. Magic was one thing, but angels? That was a whole other book to deal with. My doubts, however, were nothing compared to Caius at my side.
Caius walked stiffly in my hold. His eyes stared ahead but they flickered every now and again to Alex. I nudged him with my shoulder. “You really don’t like him, do you?”
He looked straight ahead when he answered. “It’s a little hard to swallow all at once.”
I snorted. “You’re telling me. I mean, I can’t believe I came back from the dead.” Caius jerked to a stop. I looked up and saw that his expression had hardened. “Are you okay?”
He closed his eyes and a few whispered words passed through his tight lips. “I’m sorry.”
I blinked at him. “For what?”
His shoulders drooped. He opened his eyes and tur
