Free Saving Her Angel (Archangels) by Missy Jane

wouldn’t surprise him. He shook his head and left the room to check in with his brothers.
    The storm had grown stronger in the few minutes he’d been home, but it was centered solely over Huntsville. A quick check of the news proved similar storms were hovering over the other quake sites as well. Overall, there were forty-eight sites, one in each of the contiguous United States. Not a one of them was within a major city, but close to the largest metropolis in that state. Cam shook his head at the oddity of it all.
    Mike’s voice sounded in his head. Do you remember in the fifties when there were a few freak storms in Alaska? Then it was discovered a portal had been opened after a couple of tries? Perhaps the attempt to open a portal is what caused the quake and now these storms. It means whoever wants these portals opened hasn’t given up.
    These portals have to be the work of one seriously strong demon, Cam replied.
    Or more than one working together, though the chances of any high-level working with another is slim at best. Still, it’s possible.
    “Shit,” Cam muttered under his breath.
    Sel and Uri came into the room just as Cam clicked off the television. “Maybe you should take her to Rafe or Zerach,” Sel said.
    Cam’s attention snapped to him as he fought an instant denial. “Why? I can keep her safe here.”
    “The assembly is beginning. Over half of the expected Watchers have arrived at the Dome already. Don’t you want to go?”
    Cam had wanted to attend, had fully expected to. But how could he leave Eleanor in someone else’s care? Both of his brothers were now mortal since they had chosen to fall, although they retained some angelic qualities. They couldn’t speak to each other telepathically, but they had heightened senses that would alert them to a demonic presence well before they were attacked. They would have time to make a phone call and were also stronger than any human, but neither of them had yet tested that strength against a demon.
    Eleanor’s image filled his mind, and his chest ached at the thought of anything happening to her. No . He couldn’t leave her when they didn’t fully understand what they might be up against. Especially since she seemed to be a target.
    “I’ll keep her here. She’s obviously a target, and there’s no use in taking her to Rafe or Zerach and putting them and their wives in harm’s way. You two go to the assembly and keep your minds open for me. I won’t miss a thing.”
    They headed for the door.
    “The storm isn’t slowing,” Sel said. “You still have the generator, right?”
    “Yeah. Uri?”
    “I’m on it. It’ll be running like new if you need it.”
    Once his brothers walked out the door and into the storm, he walked back through the house to get to Eleanor’s side. She had always meant something to him, but that was as his secretary. Thinking about her now made his pulse speed up and his body warm. He was starting to care for her in the way a man should care for a woman. She was becoming more than his ex-employee, but what it was, he couldn’t name yet.
    …
    Eleanor was so pleasantly warm and cozy she just wanted to stay asleep forever, but there was something nagging at the back of her mind. Something weird had happened again. Something she really should think about and study or investigate. But doing that had gotten her into trouble in the past. The last time weird things had happened and she’d been nosy, trying to figure them out, she’d gotten hurt. It had been horrible.
    Did she really want to go through that again? Not really. Besides, Cam would take care of her. She woke with a gasp.
    “Cam.”
    For a moment, she lay there, disoriented, and looked around the room. It was lavishly furnished with beautiful antiques. A fire roared a few feet from the plush sofa where she rested. She sat up gingerly and ran a hand through her hair. What had happened to her? Before she could start to worry, the door opened, and Cam walked