"We don't know, but it happened when Adam and Eve mated." I smiled, that meant the curse was broken and my vow to protect her was complete; I could make a life with Meghan, if I could just keep her alive.

"Gabriel says the two are still tied together, they may not detach for an hour or two. Then they have a hard hour of running to get back to the house."

"What did he say to do?"

"Save them," he said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"OK, we won't have a link to coordinate. He's holding them in front of the house, so you...