Crawford pressed back against that super-heated hand, not out of any need for comfort but because he wanted to get away from the balding man before him and couldn’t get his body to do anything other than move backwards. Sideways was out of the question as it took far too much coordination to move his feet that way. Even as the fire tried to relight, those words feeding it, his terror was so deep it provided no more heat than a single candle in the depth of a frigid cave.
The Senator ran his hand gently over Michael’s shoulder, smiling down at the angel. A well practiced look that conveyed emotions the man did not feel. Warm, caring feelings. His gaze turned toward Crawford and immediately hardened. Stepping around Michael, he came closer to the larger redhead, knife in hand.
“You’ll never stop me,” he said, his tone even and smooth. “Everything you care about, I will be there to destroy. And I will do to him just as I did to your precious little brother.”
“No…” Crawford managed, sounding pathetic and weak.
“Perhaps, this time…” The Senator brought up the knife, running the blade along Crawford’s cheek with enough pressure to draw out a thin line of blood. “…I’ll just kill you to get you out of my way once and for all. Or, better yet—“ he moved the knife to the tender part of Crawford’s shoulder, just beside the joint. “I’ll cut the tendons in your arms and legs. Leave you unable to fight. Unable to run. Slowly bleeding to death while you’re forced to watch me—“
Crawford moved before he thought about doing so. In that freezing cold terror, the man had offered up the fuel he needed. That tiny spark roared to an inferno in the blink of an eye. His fist came up, flames licking up to his elbow; striking the Senator across the jaw with every bit of strength he’d been given.
He stood up straight, looking down at the man where he lay sprawled across the hallway floor, his coat spread around him like a pool of rancid oil.
“You’re NEVER going to touch him!” He was struggling to hold on to the strength, his voice trembling slightly.
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