Chapter 74

--- The trip back to the house was painfully quiet but mercifully short. I was itching to get out of here, to get back home. Being near Gabriel was preventing me from thinking straight, because every time I was around him, I couldn't prevent the natural pull from drawing me to him like a moth to a flame. If I was going to make a decision, I had to allow my mind a moment of perfect clarity. With my Mate around that would never happen. As soon as we re-entered the sitting room, Raziel made his way over to the box that he had brought out earlier. "There are a few things I need to give you before you leave. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I have all of them here. If they aren't in this box, I'll have to make a trip to go fetch them." I must have looked puzzled, because he continued to explain. "Over the many years I've walked among humans, I've collected hundreds of trinkets, some more valuable than others. Some of them are quite sought after. That being