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My head whipped around and my eyes narrowed. “How did—”
“You were human. Now you’re not.”
“That seems to be the general consensus,” I muttered.
The fallen angel smiled, and in that smile I knew how dragon shifters and humans alike would do whatever possible to have it bestowed on them. “You will go to Heaven, Poppy. But not as a soul. You are invited to the Kingdom of the Clouds to dine with angels and other Heavenly creatures. Whenever you feel you can—ah—step away?”
“There are other Heavenly creatures?” I breathed, excitement bubbling up inside of me.
He chucked me under the chin like an older brother would do to his younger sister. “There are so many things you have yet to see.”
“And it will be my duty to show them to her,” Thane boomed. I jumped, not having heard his approach. “Your dragon shifter awaits.” Thane pointed to Auri’s bedroom door.
“He’s quite possessive of you,” Gabriel stage-whispered in my direction. “I never thought I would see the day.”
“Gabriel,” Thane growled.
“I’m leaving.” Gabriel waggled his eyebrows and then disappeared in a cloud of gold dust. A moment later, I heard an inhuman screech.
Thane raised his eyes to the ceiling. “Save me from horny magical beings who get busy under my roof.”
“That was you just last night,” I reminded him with a teasing grin.
“My roof, my rules.”
I snorted. “Just wait until you have a teenager.”
Thane’s gaze softened as his eyes dipped to my belly. Shaking his head, he brought himself back to the moment. “You ready to see the bridge?”
Chapter 57
We headed back to the bedroom so I could throw on some clothes. The robe was comfortable but not appropriate. I shoved away my embarrassment—it wasn’t like Gabriel saw me nude. But I did grow up with a sense of modesty I couldn’t shake. I had no problem revealing all to Thane. Clearly. But he was my—well, yeah.
“What should I expect?” I asked, reaching for a pair of trousers.
Thane held up a feminine leather jacket he’d procured from the walk-in closet of his bedroom.Ourbedroom, now, I guessed.
“It’s better if I just show you,” he said as I slid my arms into the jacket. He grasped my hand and laced his fingers through mine. With the other, he grabbed the glistening gold cage.
Yeah, that was normal. A gold cage filled with souls just hanging out in our bedroom.
“When my father showed me the first time, I was in shock for days. Pure awe, really.”
“I want to be awed.” I tugged him toward the door, eager to see the bridge and everything that involved Thane and his guardianship of souls. “I do have one question I’m hoping you’ll answer.”
The doors of the bedroom silently slid open, and we entered the hallway. “I’m listening.”
“My new clothes…”
“Yes?”
“Why all the shoes?”
He frowned. “I don’t understand.”
“In the short time we’ve known each other, when have you ever seen me wear a pair of heels?”
Thane laughed. “Ah. Well, maybe the heels aren’t for you. Maybe they’re for me.”
