" He then whispered into her ear, “Ummi, my beloved, you shall never be my servant. Never. I will only accept you by my side as my wife. Will you have this miserable half-man as your husband?” She looked up into his tear-stained red eyes and all the pain had gone away. She said, “You are a half-angel. And you are accepted by the messiah. I love you, Ittai of Gath, and I will follow you and your god to the depths of Sheol — as your wife.” They kissed. And all the world fell away. "

― Brian Godawa , David Ascendant (Chronicles of the Nephilim, #7)