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deep growl reverberated off Moros’ tongue.
“This isn’t acceptable,” he hissed.
    I swallowed hard. Was everything I’d done
about to be exposed?
    “What are you up to, Moros?” Saber asked,
glaring down at the demon.
    “Me? Up to something?” Moros erupted into
laugher trailed by hisses.
    “It’s no wonder the archangel put me back
here,” Saber snapped. “You’re out of control!”
    Moros instantly stopped laughing. “We’ll
see, Angel Boy. Perhaps I should give you a reason to be here.” In
a flash, Moros jumped into Jack—literally. His Komodo dragon body
completely blended into Jack’s human shape, leaving no trace of the
demon. Then Jack, possessed by Moros, grabbed Caitlyn by the
shoulders and started shaking her violently.
    “Jack, stop it!” she screamed.
    Saber flashed to Jack and stepped into him,
a little more gracefully than Moros had. I was already next to
Caitlyn, pulling her out of Jack’s grasp. Tears streamed down her
face as I tugged her a couple more steps away. Rob and Stacey came
up beside us. Their guardians stood cautiously, waiting to jump in
if one of their charges got involved. Stacey’s arms stretched out
and Caitlyn fell inside them, crying hysterically.
    Rob stepped closer to Jack. “What the hell’s
wrong with you, man?”
    Jack’s body twitched side to side, then
Moros went flying out of it across the bar, landing on the other
side of the pool table. Jack shook his head, gasping for air, then
placed his palms on his temples. “I don’t know.”
    Saber stepped out of Jack, wiping his hands
together. “Where’s that wretched demon?” he asked me.
    I gestured with my eyes across the bar. I
could tell he wanted to go after Moros, but the situation between
Rob and Jack wouldn’t allow it.
    Rob got closer to Jack, almost getting in
his face. “You can’t treat a woman like that!”
    Saber approached his charge, and Rob’s angel
floated a little closer as well.
    Jack shook his head, still looking a little
dazed but with anger flaring in his eyes. “That ain’t no woman. She
ain’t been with a man yet!”
    Rob pushed Jack in the shoulders, causing
him to take a couple steps backward. “Get the hell out of here, you
loser!”
    Jack started to move toward Rob.
    The guardian angels were sending calm,
soothing vibes into their charges, trying to deflate the anger and
encourage a more peaceful solution, but it didn’t seem to be
working.
    Suddenly the bartender shouted, “Not in my
bar! Ya’ll going to fight, take it somewhere else.”
    “How could you do that to Caitlyn?” Stacey
yelled, holding my distraught charge against her body, arms wrapped
tightly around her.
    Jack started backing up, inching his way to
the door. Since everyone’s attention was on him, I glimmered back
into human form. Conveniently I’d been behind Stacey, and Caitlyn’s
face was buried in her shoulder. I rubbed Caitlyn’s back and
whispered, “It’s okay, sweetie.”
    Stacey jumped and looked back. “Where the
heck did you just come from?”
    “Uh,” I shrugged. “The bathroom.”
    Stacey released Caitlyn, and she scooted
straight into my arms and resumed crying. “Did you see what just
happened?” she asked through sobs.
    I nodded slowly, then realized she couldn’t
see me. “I saw enough of it,” I said, my voice low and seething,
then glanced at Stacey. “I’m taking Cait home.”
    “Do you want me to come with you guys?”
Stacey asked, raising a brow.
    I shook my head by way of an answer.
    “I’ll see you later, Caitlyn,” Jack called
out. He still lingered in the doorway, a smug look all over his
face.
    “The hell you will,” Rob shouted, his right
fist waving in the air.
    Jack flashed a broad smile, then turned and
left. Saber rushed after him, Moros trailing right behind them.
Their fight was far from over. My fight with Moros would be
coming—he’d see to that sooner rather than later, I had no
doubt.
    I patted Caitlyn’s back, soothing her the
best I