Chapter 60

Chapter 60

“I am the key.”

The words resounded like a pin dropping on the serene marbled floor. It broke the silence.

I didn’t know what to feel when I heard Camael uttered those four words. Surprise? Anger? Happiness? Relief?

I don’t know.

What I know is that I feel as if a thorn was plucked from my heart, freeing me from the constant worry of looking for the key without any clue on who they we’re.

“The key? W-what do you mean?” My husband asked as he gripped my hand, hard. I read his face as if it had hope yet it spelled betrayal all the same.

His face looks hopeful, yet devastated at the same time and I understand how he feels.

“I’m sorry Lux. Forgive me, I wasn’t strong enough nor selfless enough.” Camael’s voice cracked as Metatron held him close, afraid of how our reactions would be. It was pretty clear to everyone who knew us that we are looking for the key as per the scriptures—why woul