Silas slowly let go of me, waited to see how I'd react, then stepped back. “Are you all right?”
“Am I all right?” I hissed. “Yourangeltried to rape me! If that's how the good guys behave, I'd rather be with the bad ones.”
Silas grimaced. “I know. Jake told me what Michael tried to do. He's furious and so very sorry, Indigo. He feels responsible, as if his behavior made Michael think it was okay to attack you.”
“I agree with him.” I crossed my arms.
“I can see why you would, but when Michael wants to take control, there's nothing Jake can do. He acted alone, Indigo. I promise you.”
“Whatever,” I huffed. “I can't be around Jake again. I can't trust him.”
“I understand. But I hope that doesn't mean you've given up on me.”
I shrugged.
“You're still in Helena, so I assumed you were deciding what to do. Have those demons convinced you they're angels?”
“I don't know what to believe,” I said.
Silas nodded. “I know their tricks. I'm sure they've treated you very well.” He waved his hand out toward the shop. “Showering you with gifts and affection. But it's not real, Indigo. Well, it is, but not in the way you think.”
A shiver ran through me. “Go on.”
“I told you about their mate. Have they spoken to you about the spell?”
“A little.”
“So, they've admitted that they think you're the one?” his tone went eager.
“They've admitted that it's apossibility.”
“Good! That's good. Have you found out anything useful?”
“I'm not telling you anything until I know for sure who is tellingmethe truth.”
“All right.” Silas held up his hands. “That's wise. I suppose they've made it sound romantic—being their mate. You need to know what mating hellhounds entails, Indigo.”
“Go on.”
“You know how I bring people back from the dead?”
“Yes.”
“I form a connection with them.”
I went still. Was Silas really going to admit that he enslaved the people he brought back to life? “And?” I prompted.
“If I choose to, I can control them through that bond.”
Holy shit! He admitted it!
“But I don't need to use that bond to control them. I'm God, Indigo. I gave humans free will, and I can take it away.”
I stepped back.
“Easy now. I won't. I promise. If I were going to do that with you, I would have done it already.”
That didn't reassure me much, but I nodded.
