Excerpt: Cassandra

The bubbly rumble of an engine broke the quiet. It grew louder and fiercer as a massive motorcycle came into view. It was an impressive machine, all chrome-toned and muscular. It suited the tall, swarthy guy who alighted when the noise died down perfectly. His unruly hair was tied back into a ponytail. He'd traded his quintessential faded tee shirt for a not-so-faded one. A fuchsia-heavy Incubus logo was emblazoned across the front. His jeans were new. Well, that was something.

It looked like he'd just stopped at the local Walmart on the way and grabbed the first thing he'd seen. That's probably exactly what had happened, David mentally amended with silent amusement.

"In the nick of time!" Seefra grinned.

"Barely," David grumbled as the headed to the entrance of the building across the street together. "Ever been on time for anything in you life?"

Seefra tossed David a backward glance. "Yeah. My wedding."

David halted in his tracks. "Someone actually married you?"

"What did you think?" Seefra grunted absently, surreptitiously scanning their surroundings. "That the mythical stork brought me the archangels?"

David snickered. "I thought they were adopted. The poor bastards..."