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your permission first. I can’t just show up in your bedroom. What if you’re changing? I wouldn’t mind watching, but I would be invading your privacy. I did promise, after all.”
    “ You kept your promise. You may come in,” I said happily.
    As soon as he appeared in my room, I wrapped my arms around the strong back of his neck. He held me tightly as I lay my head on his chest, then gave me a soft kiss on my forehead and released me. He looked so good in his jeans and olive colored button down shirt, slightly untucked. It complimented his brown hair while bringing out the chestnut brown in his eyes. And his scent, sort of a musky smell, just about brought me to my knees; I could breathe him in all day. We continued to look into each other’s eyes, as if we could make time stand still.
    “ How are you?” he asked finally, leading us to the foot of the bed.
    “ I’m fine,” I replied, but I wasn’t sure how I really felt.
    “ The fallen and demons have been quiet. What I mean is that either they don’t care for their revenge, or they’re strategizing. We have been watching very closely, but no movement has led us to believe they are on the attack any time soon.”
    “ Hopefully they decided to just leave me in peace,” I said angrily. My heart ached, realizing no danger also meant no Michael–forever.
    “ I hope so too. It pains me to see you in danger and more so, afraid.”
    I was silent; I didn’t look at him.
    “ What’s on your mind?” Michael asked worriedly.
    It was hard to keep anything from him; he was always intuitive about my feelings. “What constitutes me being in danger?”
    “ What do you mean? I don’t understand your question.”
    “ I was attacked by Ryan. He…”
    He didn’t let me finish. He stood up, looking furious. “What? When? How? Are you okay? Why didn’t I know?”
    “ That’s my point. You weren’t there.” I walked away from him, plunked myself on the head of the bed and hugged my pillow tightly. I knew it was wrong for me to accuse him of not knowing, as I didn’t understand what it meant to have a guardian angel, or exactly what “danger” called for one.
    “ I’m so sorry. Please tell me what happened,” he asked.
    “ He tried to take advantage of me.” That was a mild description of what he was trying to do. “So…I kneed his precious jewels. He fell to the ground.”
    Michael gave half a smile. “Ouch. That would paralyze him for a while! I’ll bet he learned a lesson. I’m sorry I wasn’t there,” he said sincerely. “You know I would be there in a heartbeat. I just didn’t know. But looks like you handled it pretty well,” he said carefully.
    “ He deserved it, but for a little while, I was really scared.”
    “ I’m sorry. I didn’t know. I am guessing since you were able to get out of it quickly, there was no need for me to be there. Next time, try to be in danger a little bit longer,” he joked, trying to make me laugh.
    “ Why, you…” I said playfully, throwing the pillow I held and several other pillows at him.
    He blocked the pillows and floated them back calmly to my bed, landing them softly, as if they were never touched. The next thing I knew, Michael was using his power, pulling me toward him, until I was tucked inside his embrace. Michael held me tenderly, making me quiver, and I forgot how to breathe. I became weak and I thought my knees would buckle.
    Feeling shy, I started to ask him questions. “How’s everyone?” I was referring to Davin, Vivian, Caleb, and Alexa Rose.
    “ They’re fine. They wanted to come, but I wanted to spend some time with you, alone.”
    “ You did?” I said happily, looking up at his beautiful chestnut brown eyes, so inviting, so alluring, completely spellbound by him. All that was on my mind was how much I wanted him to kiss me. My thoughts were broken when I felt a presence.
    “ Actually, I didn’t listen,” Davin said, appearing in my room, arching his brows at Michael, mostly