Angel's Honor (9 page)

Raphael shivered, and not in a good
way. He had to change the subject before his masculinity slunk away for good. “So,”
he said as they walked up the long, broad staircase. “What room did you pick
out for us?”

Gabriel shook his head. “You’ll
never believe me if I try and explain. Just wait until we get there.”

Raphael pursed his lips, pausing on
the stairs. “What do you mean?”

Gabriel tugged on his arm to start
him moving again. “You’ll see.”

When they reached the second story,
Gabriel led him down the hall. At the end, a large wooden door he didn’t
remember seeing before stood slightly ajar. The surface was crisscrossed in
black and white inlay, ebony and pearl. Admittedly, he hadn’t spent much time
inside the castle, but he would’ve remembered seeing such a distinctive door.

“Whoa,” Raphael said, stopping
short. “Where did that come from?”

Gabriel snorted. “As soon as I
walked up here earlier it appeared out of thin air.” He glanced at Raphael. “You
were making sandwiches.”

Raphael nodded slowly, still
staring at the door.
“Yeah.
You said you were going to
pick a room for us. Wow.”

“It was locked. When I put my hand
on it, it opened.” Gabriel pushed the door open further. Inside was a large
chamber with long windows set in the east wall. The giant bed in the center
dominated the space. All the window hangings and bedclothes were ancient, but
perfectly preserved.

“What the fuck?” Raphael breathed,
following his Alpha inside. “Is this for real?”

Gabriel sat on the bed, looking
suddenly exhausted. “I always wondered why there seemed to be more castle when
you looked at it from the outside than from within.
Seems
there’s a special chamber for the Alpha and Omega of the People.”

“This is crazy,” Raphael said,
sitting down next to him. “And I’m exhausted. Maybe we’re both dreaming.”

Gabriel snorted. “I don’t think so.
Does this feel like you’re dreaming?” he asked, leaning over and kissing
Raphael thoroughly.

Raphael’s cock went from too-tired-to-fool-around
to hell-yeah in two seconds. He groaned, kissing back,
then
clambered on top of Gabriel, pinning him down so that his Alpha would know just
how much he needed him.

“I think we can worry about the
strange appearing bedchamber tomorrow,” he said, kissing Gabriel’s smile right
off his face.

Gabriel growled, sliding his
fingers into Raphael’s hair.
“Yeah.
Sounds like a
plan,” he murmured, kissing down Raphael’s jaw to his ear. “And I have some
other plans I’m planning to show you.”

Raphael groaned, this time from the
lame bed talk. “Fuck the plan. Fuck all the plans.
Time to
stop talking.”

Gabriel laughed, rolling them over
until he was on top.
“How about if I fuck you?”

Raphael closed his eyes, very much
appreciating that particular plan. “Yes.”

Gabriel leaned down and bit at his
neck,
them
moved down Raphael’s chest. He nibbled on a
nipple,
then
moved to the other when Raphael squirmed.
“You like that?” he asked.

Raphael panted. “Yes.”

Gabriel smiled against his skin,
his stubble scraping just enough to make Raphael gasp again. “Good.”

Raphael chuckled breathlessly. “Great.
We’re monosyllabic.”

“Shh,” Gabriel commanded, moving
even further down. When he undid Raphael’s pants and pulled out his cock,
Raphael froze, surprised. He knew Gabriel had never blown another guy before.

“Careful with the sensitive
equipment,” he said, watching Gabriel lick around the crown.

Gabriel bit down gently, just to
torment him. “Be still.”

Raphael obeyed. He had to, or
Gabriel’s teeth would nick him. “Oh God,” he muttered.

“No, not God.
Your
Alpha,” Gabriel said, then he sucked him into his mouth.

Raphael arched his spine, hips
moving instinctively. Gabriel slung an arm across his hips, holding him down.
He licked and sucked and generally tormented Raphael until he was right at the
edge, and then he backed off. “No, don’t stop,” Raphael managed, but Gabriel
ignored his pleas.

“Yeah, you definitely like that,” he
said, grinning into Raphael’s skin.

Raphael grabbed him and hauled him
up to kiss him. “You have entirely too many clothes on,” he said, fumbling with
Gabriel’s jeans. He couldn’t seem to get his fingers to cooperate. “Off. Take
them off,” he begged.

Gabriel stood up and slowly stripped.
Raphael watched him, eyes roaming over his chest and hips,
then
belatedly kicked off his own pants. “Come here,” he said, holding out a hand.

“So bossy.
I like it.” Gabriel
smiled and lay down beside him, running a hand down Raphael’s body. “What do
you want?”

Raphael looked at his mate. “This,”
he said rolling into him. He was too tired for anything complicated and Gabriel
had gotten him so worked up he couldn’t think. He shifted against his mate
until he got their cocks tucked up against each other, groaning when he felt
the solid heat of Gabriel’s body soak into his bones. He began to move, hips
gently rocking.

“Oh, Jesus.
Yeah, this works,”
Gabriel breathed. He slid his hands around Raphael’s ass and hung on.

Raphael smiled and kissed him,
moving faster. This wasn’t going to take long. When Gabriel caught his lower
lip between his teeth and bit down, he moaned, cock jerking as he climaxed.
Gabriel stiffened under him and then the hot flood of his own orgasm spread
between them. Raphael went boneless, tucking his face into Gabriel’s neck. He
had no intention of moving.
Ever.

After a moment, Gabriel prodded at
him. Raphael protested, clinging.
“Tired.
Go to sleep.”

Gabriel said something and he felt
his lover wiping at him with a soft… something, and then sleep took him.

When Raphael woke up, the sun was
shining in the room and Gabriel was smiling down at him.

“Good morning,” Raphael said,
yawning sleepily. He rubbed his face.

“Yes, it is,” Gabriel said.

Raphael rolled his eyes. “Well,
aren’t you
smug.
”

Gabriel’s smile faded a little. “I
only have about five more minutes to be smug before the day’s troubles barge in
on us.”

“Ah hell,” Raphael murmured,
sliding his arms around his Alpha. “You know we’ll figure everything out.”

“The demon possession worries me.”
Gabriel sighed.

“My brother will help us,” Raphael
said.

Gabriel stroked a hand down Raphael’s
back, lingering on the place where his wings shifted out of his body. It felt
great.
“Mmm, good.
Don’t stop.”

Gabriel chuckled, then his hands
still, to Raphael’s protests. “Are you sure Suriel will be able to help us?”

Raphael shrugged. “He’s the first
sorcerer born to our People in two thousand years. I’m the first Omega in
modern history. I have no idea anymore what’s possible and what isn’t.”

Gabriel was silent for a long
moment. “My sister’s energy has changed.”

That woke him up. Raphael lifted his
head. “I thought I was seeing things.”

Gabriel shook his head. “No. I saw
it too.”

“Legend says that for a sorcerer to
be truly stable, he needs a mate.
An equal.
A sorceress.
My brother retreated to a cave to be alone and
meditate. The power he commands is very unstable. I was the only one who could
visit him. He said I was soothing.” Raphael hated to say all this out loud, but
Gabriel needed to consider it. “Maybe your sister is his mate.” The
implications of a demon among them were too dangerous to ignore for any longer.

Gabriel’s face told Raphael he
understood what he wasn’t saying.

“She’s my sister. If you’re trying
to reassure me, you’re not doing a very good job.” Gabriel tightened his arms.

“Let’s not pretend that Ariel is weak.
She’s not,” Raphael said gently when Gabriel didn’t speak. He, too, worried
about the woman he’d come to know and like, but if God chose her, who was he to
deny it?

“If we need her, and she develops
this power, she will have no choice. I know that,” Gabriel let his eyes close,
though he held onto Raphael even tighter.

“Like we had no choice?” Raphael
asked.

“If I was asked, I would choose you
anyway.
Again and again.
There is no one I’d rather be
with to face what’s coming,” Gabriel said clearly. “You’re my Omega.
My destined mate.
And most importantly, my
friend.”

Raphael looked at his lover. “You
know my heart is yours.”

Gabriel nodded.

“Then, we will face what we have
to, together,” Raphael said, kissing the man he never thought he’d ever get to
hold in his arms.
“Forever.”

The End

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