Chapter 67

The man set his cup of tea back down on the table, looking perturbed. "I do have something that can help you, though. A protection of sorts. Give me a moment." Mumbling something unintelligible to himself, Raziel left the room and I was alone with Gabriel again. I sighed, not wanting to speak with him, but I was burning with curiosity. Too much was being left unsaid. "So all along he knew that the vampires might find you?" I asked finally, trying to keep my voice neutral. Gabriel shifted on the couch, still looking down instead of directly at me. "He came and warned me many years ago," he said, his tone indicating that he was reluctant to tell me this. "How did he know?" I continued to press him. "He's been around a long time and learned a lot of things." He kept his voice curt but I tried not to let this annoy me. "Why do they want you?" The question that had been pressing upon my mind for a lon