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The water slowly stopped bubbling, faded back to a brilliant blue and subsided back within its banks.
But no Paige.
He stood hip deep in water, staring in stunned disbelief at the clear river, flowing gently past.There was
nothing left.
Down here!
He jerked his head up and saw a Man in White downstream. He was waving his arms as another Man in
White emerged from the water, the naked body of a woman draped over his shoulder.
Paige! Jed sprinted down the riverbank, sliding in the mud as he raced toward her. He reached the
man and pulled Paige off his shoulder, cradling her to his chest as he set her down in the sand. Paige?
Are you there? Sweetheart?
Jed? Her eyelids fluttered, and then her eyes were open.
Blue eyes.
Paige sblue eyes. No wraith. You broke your promise, she whispered.
Yeah, I did.
She smiled. Thanks.
And suddenly, he couldn t talk. So he wrapped his arms around her and hauled her against him, and
didn t even try to keep the tears from sliding down his cheeks.
Thirty-four
Rafi was standing at the gate, his hair dark and wild, his body language aggressive and confident as Jed
and Paige walked up to the gate. They d both been given clothes by the Men in White, and looked like a
couple of delinquent angels.
Jed stopped in front of his brother, ignoring the sounds of frenzied debate as the Men in White argued
over what do with Paige, now that she was no longer the being that had killed the angel. Jerome had
finally arrived, and he was leading the Council and the delegates from heaven toward the conclusion that
they couldn t legally hold her responsible for actions done while she d been possessed by the souls of the
most evil beings that had ever existed. Jerome had nodded at Jed as he d guided Paige out of there, and
he knew Jerome would prevail.
Not that he would ever like the guy, but keeping the Men in White off Paige s tail would start his
redemption.
They reached Rafi, and he stopped, but Paige tugged her hand out of Jed s and threw herself at Rafi.
His hands came up to catch her as she thudded against his chest. Thank you, thank you, thank you,
thank you! She grabbed his face between her hands and planted a kiss squarely on his mouth. I don t
care you almost killed me like eighty times. You re my new favorite person, except of course for Jed.
She kissed him again, then jumped out of Rafi s arms.
Jed grinned as Paige skipped back to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, wiggling herself up
against his side. She s a keeper, huh?
Rafi finally got the stunned look off his face. A little more appealing than she was an hour ago, yeah.
Paige beamed at both of them. That s too cool that the estranged brothers came together in a time of
strife. This is what family is all about, you know? Always there for each other when needed.
Rafi and Jed exchanged glances, and Jed saw the hesitation on his brother s face. She s right, you
know, Jed said. About that family bonding stuff.
Rafi s gaze darkened. I helped you, but I can t forgive
Paige grabbed Rafi s wrist and yanked him over to her and shoved a fireball in his chest. Hey! Since
Jed and I are now bonded for all eternity, you re my brother now. You must harass me, throw spitballs
at me over the Thanksgiving dinner table, hold my hand when Jed s off chasing down bad guys and I m
worried about him, and you willalways be there for me. And for him. She grabbed the front of his shirt
and pulled him until his face was level with hers. Do you understand me? I love Jed. I love you. And I
expect you to love us both. Got it?
Rafi stared at her, and Jed saw the damage in his brother s eyes. The rage. And he knew that despite
the fact his brother had shaken off some of the effects of the Men in White s experiment, Rafi was still
extremely dangerous and volatile. After decades of being unable to fight back, he was now unshackled
and brimming with rage and the effects of years of abuse. And who knew what the Men in White had
done to him. Jed had no idea what his brother was capable of anymore, and he didn t think Rafi knew
either.
Rafi? Paige pushed at his chest, completely ignoring the dangerous vibes coming off his brother, and
Jed almost wanted to grab her and pull her back from him.
But Paige could handle it, and maybe, just maybe, her sunshine could help Rafi too. She tapped his chin.
Raphael! You got it, or what?
Rafi gave a visible shudder, then he focused on Paige; his torment was hidden behind a mask once again.
Yeah, I got it, Rafi finally said. But I m still pissed at Jed.
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Dobre pomysły nie mają przeszłości, mają tylko przyszłość. Robert Mallet
De minimis - o najmniejszych rzeczach.
Dobroć jest ważniejsza niż mądrość, a uznanie tej prawdy to pierwszy krok do mądrości. Theodore Isaac Rubin
Dobro to tylko to, co szlachetne, zło to tylko to, co haniebne.
Dla człowieka nie tylko świat otaczający jest zagadką; jest on nią sam dla siebie. I z obu tajemnic bardziej dręczącą wydaje się ta druga. Antoni Kępiński (1918-1972)
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