Five years ago, Phoenix lost his lover Gabriel, his angel, in a horrific hate crime. All Phoenix wanted was to follow Gabriel into death, and he struggled a long time trying to get his life back together. All this time later he still hasn’t been able to put the past behind him and forget about the love of his life.<br><br>On the anniversary of Gabriel’s death, Phoenix’s apartment building catches fire. Will Phoenix do the reasonable thing and save himself, or can he rise from the ashes to reunite with his beloved angel?

Angel and Firebird

He grabbed my hand when I was within distance. I weaved our fingers together and crept closer. I didn’trest until I lay right next to him. I kept his hand in a crushing grip and my face turned toward his. Swelling had already started to close up his eyes, and I couldn’t see the beautiful blue color. And hisnose…oh my god, his nose.


His mouth moved but no sound came out. It didn’t matter, I knew what he was saying. What he always said.


Again and again, he repeated the inaudible words until darkness overtook my world, never to leave again.


When I woke up, with a broken tibia and a ruptured spleen, he was dead.


Chapter 6