RaylineThe sight of his head emerging from the water as he gasped and desperately tried to catch his breath made everyone around me jump to their feet. He was struggling to move, his whole body feeling like a weight."Cole!" I called out as I rushed to the edge of the water to get to him, but I could only hear him choking on the water.At the same time Jesse did not waste a second before running into the water and swimming towards Cole. He wrapped his arms from under Cole, and I saw him flailing around for a few moments."It's me," I hear Jesse whisper in his ear. "I got you."Then Hayden came in to help him as Jesse pulled Cole's body to ground level. Taylor was about to follow behind them when all of a sudden I felt an electric pulse of numbness in my body. In a flash, I grabbed his wrist."What's wrong?" He turned to me, and my eyes widened."Ty..." My voice sounded low, feeling that pulse throb again, and my grip tightened. "I... hold me down."It took a moment before dawn seemed
RaylineAs Silas vanished into the shadows, by the time Cole's head slowly turned over to Jesse, his eyes appeared to be blazing the brightest red flame I had ever seen before."Cole, I..."Before Jesse could even get his words out, he was cut off by a blast of harsh wind, followed by a crash, and my head snapped around to see Jesse already sprawled on the ground as Cole walked over to him. "Cole!" I yelled out to him, looking at him in horror. However, he ignored me as he picked Jesse up by the collar, pinning him to the tree roughly, making Jesse grimace in pain."Do you realize what the fuck you just did!" Cole shouted, but Jesse only shut his mouth, making him lift his body and shove his back against the base of the tree, and I could tell that his face was holding in pain."Ty, stop him right away," I said as my eyes widened, and Taylor jumped to his feet in a flash."Do you know what kind of hell I just went through for that stone?" Cole said in a snarl."I'm sorry," Jesse whisp
JesseHitting the punching bag over and over again as I take out my frustration. Gritting my teeth, I put in all my strength, my fists hurt, but I paid them no mind. Then I swing my leg around to give it a full-force kick, and the punching bag snaps off its chain and flies into the wall with a loud slamming sound.My arms flopped to the side as my legs took a step back before running my fingers through my hair and turning around."Angry?" I heard my father's voice calling from the doorway, and my eyes flicked up to see him walk into the room."Is that obvious?" As I answered him, I walked over to get a bottle of water. "What do you want?""I just want to know about your return." He paused for a moment. "Can I talk with you?"I simply remained silent, saying nothing as my father made his way over to me, and I leaned my body against one of the nearby walls before crossing my arms."What is this about? Was it when I attacked your wife?" I asked while tilting my head to the side, and my f
RaylineFor the next almost half an hour or so, Cole was making sure that I ate every last bit of food that was given to me, as well as drink enough water. Right now, we were both lying under the blanket, my body curled up on his side, holding him tightly.He gently stroked my hair as I listened to his heartbeat. I have no idea what he told my parents to let him stay, especially since they of course still figured that I was sick, feeling the pain of being sick, but I was grateful to be able to hold him like this."Cole?" I asked him softly, and he hummed. Hesitating before asking the next question, my mind not really wanting to think about it, but... I couldn't help it, "How much time do you think we have?"Just then I felt a sharp intake of breath in his chest and turned my head to look at him. "I don't know... From your condition, I..." He shook his head and looked into my eyes, telling me, "Not long enough."I leaned my head down and cuddled into him, while his arms wrapped around
RaylineMy head was pounding, and everything hurt so much. It was still pitch black, like it was early morning. The only thing I could see was the moonlight coming through the crack in the balcony door. My body feels chilled, and with great effort I turn onto my side, but my heart sinks when I find that Cole is no longer there.Nausea started to wash over me, the whole thing seemed to be spinning around, and I could barely move. My lungs felt more and more tight. I shifted my gaze over to the nightstand and frowned when I spotted a note with my name on it.Somehow, I found enough energy to sit up and lean against the bed frame to grab it. The paper looked crumpled and folded at the edges. I slowly unfold it to see that Cole's handwriting is messy and full of scribbles.I started reading from the top, carefully skimming over what he might want to leave me."Dear Rayline,I'm sorry. I won't be able to keep some of our promises. I promised I would never leave you no matter what, but I gu
ColeI pressed my forehead against the hilt of the dagger as my body leaned against the base of the tree. Tears streamed down my face as I strived to breathe. My wings were spread out to the sides as I sat on the grass.I did not want to do it. Not in the slightest bit. But I knew that if I died, the task would be done... Rune would be gone, and she would be safe.A sob came out of me again as I gripped the blade in my hand and gritted my teeth. My phone started vibrating again, and I squeezed my eyes shut, causing more tears to fall. Taking a quick glance down to see Jesse's name on the screen this time, and I hit the ignore button. Staring at the sacred dagger, the blade shone in the light, making the dark inscription stand out.My phone goes off again, and I see Jesse's name on the screen. My whole body freezes as I stare at the screen, my mind screaming out at me to answer, but I should know better, I should never do it. Waiting again for it to stop, but as soon as it does, it s
ColeEach of us landed on the ground outside the Nephilim base, and in a split second, Nicolas came out of the front door."Where is he?" I urged as I turned my body toward him."Locked up inside." He said as he motioned towards the door with his head. "We just took down the wards to let the demons in." My eyes looked at the other three men before turning to nod. "This way." Nicolas led us, and we followed him.All of us entered the massive building, and as soon as we stepped foot inside, we got met with glares, but for once, I found that more of the hatred was aimed at Jesse and Taylor than me. But as soon as my wings came into view, I could see panic fill them. Some of them gawked at Chase, and Taylor looked rather uneasy, while Jesse ignored them all."I guess we won't be welcome here," Taylor muttered under his breath."I don't care." I said bluntly as I kept my gaze straight ahead. "They can think what they want."We kept walking after Nicolas down a long hallway that led to a s
ColeIn the next second, my phone dropped to the ground, and the room went silent. My eyes locked with Levi's as they now glowed a bright red color, and my wings started to lift as horns started to grow on my head, claws and sharp fangs started to form on my body."Where is she?" I could barely speak more than a whisper, but Levi just smiled at me."Cole?" Chase called from behind me.In the blink of an eye, I lunged straight ahead. Lifting Levi up and slamming him into the back of the cell, pinning him in place. All the guards rushed over at the loud sound, as Chase and Nicolas stood by the door."WHERE IS SHE?" I shouted at him. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?"His mouth shut not speaking, then I slammed him to the ground before gripping around his neck, almost running out of my patience. The lights in the hall began to burst out, making Chase and Nicolas' heads snap around as the ground seemed to tremble. Then I took out a claw and dug it into Levi's chest, blood gushing out, and I dragge