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top clung to her firm, round breasts and hardly covered her nipples. He felt his cock stir. He could have her. She wouldn’t be able to help herself unless he turned off his divine charisma. Women were attracted to angels. It was how they guaranteed procreation but Eli had no desire to father any children. The entire process was just another thing that pissed him off. Leave a human female with child and walk away? Fuck that.
    He turned his back on her and headed for the door. His erection deflated; guilt had gotten the better of him.

2
    A shley wrapped her arms around her aunt Viv and tried to keep the tears at bay, but she failed miserably.
    “Oh hon, I wish you’d reconsider,” Viv sniffed. “Alaska is such a long way and to go by yourself is simply crazy.”
    “I’ll be fine.” She wasn’t sure if she was trying to reassure her aunt or herself. Truth be told, she was scared to death. Moving to the remote home that her family owned in Alaska was a big risk. However, she wasn’t left with an alternative. Having been born with a curse such as she had, the best thing to do was remove herself from society. At the age of twenty-five, she resigned herself to the cold, hard fact that she’d never marry, never have children, and would grow old alone. The simple thought of passing this curse on to her children was enough to make her celibate forever. Not to mention, would she see their deaths? That was something she refused to find out.
    Viv extended her arms, pushing Ashley back so she could examine her. Her aunt had been the only mother she’d ever known. When Ashley’s own mother had died in childbirth, Viv had stepped in and taken in her niece as her own. It couldn’t have been easy, Viv had only been a few years younger than Ashley was now, and to suddenly become a single parent must have been a struggle. Lord knew she was riddled with guilt and wished she could stay with her family.
    “I’m going to miss you, but we can talk by email when the Internet is working,” Ashley said. While the home didn’t have a phone or cell service, it did have electricity, and satellite. On clear days, she could shoot off an email.
    Viv shook her head. Her blonde curls bounced, and her blue eyes teared. Ashley had always wondered where her own green eyes had come from. Pictures of a young Viv, and Ashley’s mom, showed all three women shared similar features and the same golden-blonde hair. Viv had always said her mother had been swept off her feet by a handsome stranger, but when she’d fallen in love he’d up and disappeared. It was then her mother had found out she was pregnant and alone at twenty-one.
    Ashley tried to hate the man who’d abandoned them, but it was unlikely he even knew she existed. Was that where her curse came from? Did he carry the same fate as her? Even though part of her despised him, she also hoped he didn’t suffer from the same infliction. She’d wish this on no one. If that were true, she also wondered if he’d left her mother because he’d seen her death and ran. However, that would mean he knew he had a child. Perhaps he’d taken his own life? She shuddered to think about it, but understood.
    “Ashley, you know I truly believe there’s a reason for your gift.” Viv broke the silence and pulled her from her thoughts.
    “I wish I felt the same way as you, and I know you mean well, but you can’t know how it feels,” she replied.
    “No and I’ll never pretend to understand. I just think God has a reason for giving you your gift.”
    Ashley broke from their embrace. “It’s not a gift. How can seeing people’s death ever be a gift?” She hugged herself, remembering how her beloved aunt would die. At least, there was peace in knowing the woman she loved more than anyone in the world would pass in her sleep after a long life. Uncle Stan had been another story. Viv had been devastated when she’d lost her husband of ten years only two years ago. Ashley had hoped telling him he’d