Chapter Two

After a dizzying moment, Rachael opened her eyes and gasped. They were standing in a large living room, with vaulted ceilings, black leather couches and definitely decorated by men she decided. She sensed she was being watched and let go of Balthazar, turning around and taking in the man behind her. He smiled and stepped closer, and she found herself pressing back into Balthazar, something about him felt almost overpowering and she couldn't meet his eyes.

Balthazar gave her shoulders a squeeze. "This is my alpha Gabriel, and he won't hurt you." Rachael's mind raced for a second, and if Balthazar said they were angels did this mean that the man in front of her was really the archangel Gabriel? She managed to look up at him. "Are you really an archangel? I mean like THE archangel Gabriel?"

Gabriel laughed and shrugged. "I've gone by many names, but yes I really am." Rachael swallowed hard, wondering again how the hell she had managed to end up here. Gabriel stepped closer slowly, slipping his fingers through her dark hair. "I'm glad you said yes to us. This is your home now, you are free to go anywhere you'd like, but do not leave the grounds without one of us. It is far too dangerous for someone like yourself to be alone right now." Rachael nodded. "Balthazar told me about how dangerous it is for me to be alone." She didn't mention that something about Gabriel felt slightly dangerous as well, but Balthazar said he wouldn't hurt her, and she wanted to believe that.

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Rachael wandered around the large house, they had suggested she get a feel for the place while they made lunch. The downstairs had the massive living room, formal dining area and kitchen, the rest of the bottom floor was taken up by a library. She headed upstairs slowly, there were four large master bedrooms, each with its own bathroom. The last one she looked in was obviously theirs, it felt comfortable and lived in. Rachael wasn't sure why any two people would need a bed that large, but they were angels she reminded herself, maybe room for their wings?

"Everything to your liking?" Rachael jumped, Gabriel seemed to appear out of nowhere behind her. She still couldn't meet his eyes, and fidgeted with the edge of her shirt as she nodded. "Yes, it's all really nice." Gabriel stepped closer to her, and gently cupped her face in his hands. "You know you are safe with me, with us?" She looked up in his eyes, seeing the smile and couldn't help but smile back. "I know Gabriel, it's just all so much at once, and I feel like I barely understand what all is going on."

He pulled her into his arms, pressing his face into her hair and breathed her in. "Rachael, you can ask me anything." She slowly relaxed into him, her senses on overload as she took in his scent. She hadn't noticed how good he smelled before, and was unable to stop herself from nuzzling his neck. "Hmmm, can you tell me why you smell so good to me? And why I want to be so close to you?" He huffed a small laugh. "Because we are made to be together, the three of us. You trusted Bal immediately without wondering why, and you also feel the need to submit to me without question."

Rachael giggled and kissed the underside of his jaw. "I wouldn't say without question." She said teasingly. A low growl rumbled in his chest and he grazed his teeth along her neck. Rachael whimpered, tilting her head back and pressing herself into him further. She felt a burning need inside her beginning to build, but was at a loss to what it was she needed. Instinct told her it was Gabriel and only Gabriel that could give it to her.

"Hate to break up the party, but if anyone is interested lunch is ready." Gabriel gently pulled away from her as Balthazar spoke. Rachael's stomach growled as if on cue, and she laughed. "I'm starved!" She walked over to Balthazar and wrapped her arms around him, looking up and batting her eyes. "Feed me?" He gave her a kiss on the nose. "Aren't you already quite the bossy little bottom?" She giggled and gave him a wide eyed look. "I'm sure I have no idea what you are talking about."

Gabriel smiled as he watched their playful interaction, he had worried that Bal would become jealous of her, but she seemed to have already won him over. He followed them downstairs, Rachael with her arm looped into Balthazar's. She chatted aimlessly as they walked towards the kitchen, and Gabriel found he enjoyed the sound of her voice, the scent of her skin, everything about her seemed to fit so well with them. He truly hoped that she really was everything they had spent so much time searching for.