With each new thought, my anger and panic receded and I felt my hands cool.

But as her own red-hot anger receded, Irene's crude power surged once more.

Kyle nodded triumphantly and smiled, his anger suddenly receding as quickly as it had come.

Berelain lowered the letter, and her anger receded.

His anger at the marriage receded as he took her hand and kissed it.

He found her hand and laid his over it, patting it gently as anger receded.

Underneath he was not so damned relaxed; her anger receded.

His anger receded, and an inquiring look came into his face.

Sometime, somehow, the anger must recede, and when it did, how much of their love would still be left?

Although she chose to excuse him, however, her anger did not recede.