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I only blinked a few times, staring at his brooding figure, moments before he swiftly circled around me, immediately feeling the burning heat of his body barely touching my back as my attention was now trained on the fallen before me, letting me know that he had moved right behind me.

And as I mindlessly watched Raph carelessly discard his jacket and slowly kneel right in front of me, I could feel Azrael’s hands gently grip my wrists, another shiver crawling up my spine as I could feel his breath tickling the shell of my ear, that tingling vibration lightly touching my back as he almost inaudibly said,

“Just so you know, I was never going to take her life. I am not a monster, you know...”

“I n-never said that,” I quickly stammered, feeling my heart already pounding inside my chest.

“Then why do you keep staring at me like I’m your worst nightmare?”

My breath faltered, completely lost for words, small tears already making their way down my cheeks as he quietly proceeded to carefully dr