Page 11 of Gargoyle Vigilante

Amir shook his head as if stunned. “Wow. Never could I have imagined that any of this was possible. Man, the world sure is living in complete oblivion.”

Dante shifted in his seat. “Actually, there is something else you should know.”

Amir winced. “Oh no. What now?”

Dante leaned forward and patted Amir’s hand, regretting the unthinking action immediately. Amir gasped, yanking his hand away, his cheeks going scarlet red as he gaped at Dante. He couldn’t quite read Amir’s expression, but he wasn’t afraid. The way he rubbed his hand with the other was like he’d been zapped.

“There’s nothing to worry about.”

He hoped Amir would agree with that assessment. It would suck if his mate recoiled in disgust once he discovered Dante was about to be his baby daddy.

“Then why do I feel so strange around you? Iknowthere’s something you’re still hiding.”

“Not hiding. Working up to.”

“How’s that coming along?” Amir snorted. “Because I already told you I need to know everything.”

Yup. A feisty one. “If you want it all at once, here you go. We’re fated mates, and you’ve been chosen by the Divine Spark to be my mate and the life-giver of our offspring.”

Amir choke-coughed. “That’s it. I’m out.”

He leaped from the bed and made a run for the door, Dante blocking him before he could reach the latch. Not that he could go anywhere since he was deep in the lair, but he wanted hismate to understand, to accept that he was of a special status. Not a prisoner.

“Let me go!” Amir struggled in his grasp. “I know nothing about you and I’m not giving up everything to stay wherever it is I am! I have my own life and my own…” Amir choked on a sob. “Where would I go? I-I don’t know what to do. My uncle was the only family I had left.”

Dante drew him into an embrace, cradling him against his chest and stroking his back while Amir cried. The more his sadness poured out, the more Dante wanted to fix everything for him.

He made an oath to himself. He’d not only do whatever it took to protect him, he’d devote himself to making Amir happy. Yeah, finding his mate had triggered something inside him. Clearly, he’d lost his mind. He also wondered why he’d been an idiot for so long. Holding Amir felt…nice. Comforting.

Dante growled to himself.

Amir snuffled, lifting his head to look up at him. “I don’t understand what’s happening to me. I’m not sure I should be admitting this, but it feels so good being held by you.” His lips parted, and he frowned. “Another weird thing happened. I remember now, I remember seeing you, and as soon as our eyes met, I don’t know.” His face blushed furiously. “I was mesmerized, felt like I could drown in your arms forever. But at the same time…life-giver?” He winced. “That can’t possibly mean what I think it does.”

“It does.”

Amir’s knees buckled, and Dante grabbed him before he could fall. “Look. If it helps, I’m going through similar feelings about you. I’m not the poetic type, and it’ll take me some time to accept our union, but I think we can have a good future together.”

Hisbodywas also experiencing some pretty intense reactions to Amir. But he didn’t want to overwhelm him with his pervy fantasies. Explaining why he was able to get pregnant and that he wasn’t fully human would be challenging enough.

Amir appeared as though he was in shock. “I just don’t understand how me…you know…givingbirthis possible.” He snorted. “Or why it’s even necessary.”

Dante carefully guided Amir to sit down again, then he sat beside him. “There’s something very important that you also need to know. Maybe it will help you to make sense of your role in all this.”

Amir rubbed his forehead. “I’m not sure how many more surprises I can take today, but what the hell. Have at it.”

Dante cradled Amir’s face between his palms. “You are meant to mate with the gargoyle guardians, and Slayers are the highest ranking of our kind.”

“But why, Dante? Why me?”

“Because you are a Nephilim. Half human, half angel.”

Chapter Five

Amir’s vision grayed, and he thought he might pass out again. He was so horny he could barely think, and now this absurdity? The only explanation was that he’d stumbled into an alternate reality. Otherwise, how could any of this be truly happening?

“That’s completely insane, Dante. In my studies, I’ve come across several descriptions of Nephilim. They’re gigantic.” He indicated to himself. “As you can see, that doesn’t apply here.”

“But in studying the ancient languages, did you not find alternate meanings of those descriptions?”

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