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single earthling whom he felt deserved elevation.
    Many angels became attached to people below. If the human
performed an exemplary service in God’s name, they would be elevated when their
time of death came. Exulted held lofty positions within their benefactor’s
household and often became their best friend. Treated royally, they weren’t
expected to serve anyone.
    He’d used the exulteds of his peers without remorse to ease
the fullness of his shaft, but Ram never brought one of his playthings here or
to his domain on Earth for that matter. Why? Some held him captivated for more
than a brief period. But the invitation to visit his personal space remained
absent. None ever saw what he called home.
    Of course if he had an exulted right now they’d be tossed out
on their ass until he finished with Yael. Michael wouldn’t like that. It was a
good thing he didn’t have one. Ram couldn’t believe the lengths he was prepared
to go to. His need to get her in his domain and under his full protection
burned in him like a volcanic fissure.
    Yael and he would be alone.
    His palace, wrapped in magic, gave him the ability to know
when anyone approached. Ram immediately and shamelessly entered her mind when
he felt Yael near. He should give her privacy. With others it never mattered so
he left their thoughts alone. He vowed to himself he would stay out of hers
once she was comfortable. He must be careful because those elevated often
possessed heightened senses with the ability to read minds themselves. Some
even wielded minor magic if their angel allowed it.
    Yael could move the winds and bring storms.
    He greeted her at his door. Heaven, like Earth, was renowned
for its elite neighborhoods. He lived in what he referred to in a sarcastic
manner as “Heaven’s Riviera”. The elite of the elite resided here. Michael
often chastised him for his debasement of the hierarchy.
    Recently, for the smallest infraction, Raphael had been
located to another, less ritzy, area. And he showed his dislike of the
situation often and loud. Ram didn’t want to link with Michael now so he made a
note in his mind to speak to him later regarding the archangel. His attention
now was on Yael.
    “Welcome to my domain.” Ram felt as nervous as a boy in his
first throes of love. He’d never been so flustered. What was this woman doing
to him? She clouded his normal rational senses. And he hadn’t even wondered yet
about his constant state of arousal whenever he saw her. He prided himself on
his control. Even now he battled a stiff erection that pushed insistently
against the slacks his good sense told him to wear today.
    He took her through his home, and when they reached the room
they would share, Ram opened the door and showed her inside. He loved comfort
and this was his favorite place. Spacious and bright with floor-length windows
that overlooked the grounds. A comfortable sitting area with a chaise for
relaxing and sumptuous, velvet-covered chairs for reading. Muted teal colors
accented with coral were his colors of choice. It brought to mind the sea and
its calming energies. Bookshelves that held many of the same classics as
Michael’s study graced one wall.
    Ram blatantly used his power to every advantage. His domain
reflected night and day. He’d found after many years of delivering hope to the
masses on Earth that he liked the variety of light and dark humans experienced.
When night fell, soft lights dotted the room. He found it very sensual. In his
mind he could see the play of it dance on Yael’s caramel skin. Her round ass
brushed by the golden rays that would glance across the bed. The sheen of
moisture between her thighs. Damn it. I’ve got to stop this . His cock
grew so hard, it hurt to breathe.
    He mentally opened the glass doors, outside of which stood
the magnolia he’d planted for her delight. The sweet smell drifted into the
room. Ram watched as the scent of the tree engulfed Yael and tears gathered in
her eyes. He again