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thousands of years for a chance at redemption and had never received it.
    “How?” He forced the word out past the giant lump in his throat.
    Hope was an ugly thing when it was false.

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    “You know Elites are different than other guardians?” Uriel asked.
    He nodded.
    “Do you know how they are different?”
    Marius made a noise of frustration. “What is with the school lesson? I don’t give a fuck. They are guardians who have given their lives for their charges and are brought back to life by seraphim.
    Because of their sacrifice, blah, blah, blah, they’re granted certain powers.”
    “The power of duality. They are given animal spirits that they can shift into at will,” Uriel said.
    It took Marius about three seconds to burst out laughing. “Are you serious? They’re shape-shifters?” He dissolved into peals of laughter.
    “What do they shift into? Ooh, let me guess, wolves? Lions? Tigers?
    Bears? Oh, my!”
    Uriel let him get out his laughter before he answered. “Winged horses called Pegasus, actually. The steeds of heroes.”
    “You’re serious.” Marius blinked. “You’re dead serious.”
    “Of course I am. I don’t tell you this idly. It is a closely guarded secret that only a handful of people know.” The archangel picked up a towel off the towel rack and gave it an experimental pop. “Their kind is blessed with a certain ‘knowing’ that informs them who they are to bond with, their mates, essentially.”
    “And what does that have to do with me? And how the hell does this tie into my redemption?” Marius asked impatiently.
    Uriel twisted the towel in his big warrior hands. “Before you fell into trouble with Azrael and those hunter zealots, you were chosen, destined is probably the better word for it, to become an Elite, Marius.
    You were always a great guardian, and it was foretold a long time ago that you would join the ranks. Typically, one has to die to be granted entrance, but because of the prophecy, the seraphim made exception for you. You were meant to join Axis’s group.” Angelic Union
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    Marius was stunned by the revelation. Him, an Elite Guardian? No way!
    “Your path to redemption lies in joining their ranks and submitting to Axis’s command. He is the leader of the bunch, and you would have to take his directive,” Uriel said.
    “What about Levi and Erik?” Marius asked automatically. As much as he really disliked the idea that his lovers’ fathers had tried to use the Elites as a way to put a wedge between him and his lovers, the idea that fate had ordained it to secure his redemption made him feel marginally better.
    “That is the part where the question of ‘mates’ comes into play,” Uriel said slowly. “The Elites have always maintained that the three of you were their mates.” He paused. “If you join their ranks, you’ll be agreeing to become their mate. The question will be posed to both of your nephilim lovers as well.”
    “Holy fuck,” Marius cursed. “This is redemption? Impossible choices!”
    “You said not a week ago that you envied the guardians of your nephilims’ friend Madigan because they had enough protection to care for their lover. You’ve always known something was missing but never knew what. This is the answer you’ve sought, Marius. The emptiness you’ve felt will only be healed by the joining and angel bond that you will get when you unite with all your mates.” It was the most patience Marius could ever remember Uriel showing when explaining things.
    Marius hung his head and watched the water as it swirled around the drain. It kind of resembled what was going on in his head. The swirling confusion of thoughts was giving him a headache.
    “That’s why we couldn’t properly angel bond, isn’t it? Because I was meant to be one of them?” He asked the questions because he had to know. He’d wanted to bond with his lovers from the beginning and had always felt inadequate knowing that he’d never