Rayline Eventually, Chase and Cole walked into the kitchen, with Cole's hair looking kind of damp from his shower. Earlier he had asked me if I wanted to join him, but I had said no. This situation had me too shaken up, feeling dazed, as if I had no idea what was supposed to happen and I was not sure of myself. As they started making their way towards the counter, that was when my mind started replaying what happened in the bedroom, and a wave of sudden realization hit me, making my eyes widen at the sight of Taylor. "What?" he asked with a frown. "Wait... You..." My gaze flickered between him and Chase. "You two saw me naked." I gasped in shock as I realized what I was thinking. "Yeah. Very much so," Taylor nodded his head in response and my face instantly heated up. "Ugh..." I covered my face with the palm of my hand, feeling very ashamed. How could those guys casually look at my naked body as if it was nothing? "It's okay, Ray. We did prepare for that," Chase said to calm me
Rayline "Yes. Either way, your job is to kill him. And when a man is done doing that, he is most likely very vulnerable to being killed." "But what about the incident in the kitchen?" "Cole, can you see Rayline when the change happened?" Then Taylor and Chase switched focus to Cole. "No..." Cole said as he looked down. "My back was to her." "And you have no reason to be alarmed, right?" "But what about when we were outside or when we were talking in the room?" I asked with a frown. "Cole stays alert just in case the change happens," Chase said, looking at Cole. "Right?" Cole nodded. "And when you were out, when you were with other people, you were always on the lookout for attacks, right?" Taylor leaned forward. "Yeah..." "When you let your guard down," Chase said as he looked down. "This rune can activate and act when it senses that you are in a vulnerable state... That makes sense." He said as he turned to Taylor and the latter nodded his head. "But we don't know for sure
Rayline We both landed right on the ground outside the Nephilim base. "Why are we stopping here first?" I asked curiously, while Nicolas freed my body from his arms. "It's okay. This won't take long. I don't need to be here other than to tell them about Silas." He said as he took a step forward. "Oh..." I said because I knew he would want to be with Jesse now. "Sorry," I said vaguely. "Why?" He tilted his head and his facial expression turned confused. "You probably want to spend time with Jesse, right?" He pressed his lips together. "You do seem to want to get away for a while." He replied while giving me a faint smile before stepping towards the door. Meanwhile, I just followed behind him in silence as he walked into the large main building, with large rooms filled with people busy doing work all around him. "I'm going to talk to some people. Darren should also be here somewhere. If you want, you can take a walk or just hang out around here, but don't get into any trouble."
Rayline"I found something, from Taylor." His eyes met mine. "You see that silver whip on the wall?" His hand pointed towards a separate weapons rack, and I nodded. "That's a very dangerous weapon. It hurts like hell, like any other weapon, but because it's a sacred weapon, it can hurt demons... it takes a long time to heal." He trailed off, and my eyes softened towards him. "His mom had someone else use it on him... I suspected it before, but Taylor confirmed it for me. I have never even talked to him about it yet."Then his eyes were downcast, and I stepped closer and put one hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry... I did not know." I said regretfully."It's okay... I just want you to know that I can understand how you feel."Hearing that I immediately nodded and started. "I just want to know this before I risk getting close to him, just to understand him further."He nodded in response, and the room fell silent. My eyes returned to the sacred weapons lining the walls, and Nicolas traced
RaylineI walked into the room and threw the towel on the floor, taking a deep breath before walking to the closet. I made it in time for dinner, but I did not eat as much as usual. My parents bombarded me with questions about Cole and how he was back, but I told them that I was tired and wanted to go to bed early, which was not a lie. I took a shower to wash off the sweat from training and also after spending time with Cole. It was much needed.I rolled up my sleeves a few times, to stretch the muscles that I thought would be sore in the morning. It was then that Nicolas offered to repeat the training lesson again if I wanted, and I agreed to it.I finally put on my oversized shirt and sweatpants to get ready for bed, and as I looked in the mirror, Nicolas's words came back to me. Maybe you should not have left. Cole might be upset...Letting out a sigh, I walked over to my bed, took a seat on the edge of it, and stared at my phone screen. He has not called me yet. Though he had give
RaylineMy lips curved upwards as he reached for the opening of the plastic bag. He fiddled with it before pulling a large black box out, and when he realized its shape, his face dropped."Is this ..." The bag fell to the floor, and he looked at the instrument case. "Is this the..." His gaze immediately met mine, while I held back my smile."Open it," I said again.His hand grabbed the end of the zipper and traced it along the box before opening the lid to reveal a black acoustic guitar. His eyes roamed over the guitar's handle as he placed his hands on the wood, and his eyes lifted to meet mine again, shining with genuine affection."You got me this?"I nodded with a small smile. "I know the last one meant a lot to you because it was from your mother. But since it was broken... I thought you might want a new one."His eyes flashed a magenta color as the corners of his lips tugged upwards. He then carefully grabbed the handle and took it out of the box to place the body on his thighs.
Rayline"Cole? Cole, honey, wake up.""Hmm?" I slowly opened my eyes. The room was dark, but I could see a familiar face in the glow of the lamp. It was Aunt Spencer, Cole's mom. "What's wrong, Mom?" His voice came out of my mouth. And that was when I knew that I was in the depth of his memories."I need you to do me a favor." Aunt Spencer said and Cole took a seat on the bed, his eyes still squinted. His mom then knelt down in front of him. "I think Jesse has more injuries than he is showing." There was a hint of worry that filled her voice. "Do you think you can heal him, just a little?""He..." Cole trailed off while rubbing his eyes, "he won't let me.""I know. Though he is sleeping now, he is in pain." There was concern on his mom's face. "Do you think you can do it without waking him up?"Cole did not answer for a moment, as his eyes glanced toward the door. "I think I can. But won't he know?" He finally answered.His mom shook her head. "Don't heal him completely. Just enough f
Rayline Today is my first day at college. Yes, that's right, I, Rayline Hale, am now officially a college student. Just a few months ago, I celebrated my 18th birthday with my parents and my best friend. A month ago, when I walked through the gates of this college for the first time, I felt an unstoppable mix of excitement and anxiety. I knew this was the beginning of a new adventure in my life. High school was in the past, and now I was entering a new chapter. My day began with mixed emotions. In a panic, I shuffled my desk and quickly grabbed the books and pencils I needed. Then I checked myself in the mirror, hoping my hair wasn't too messy. Satisfied with my appearance, I quickly slung my college bag over my shoulder and hurried down the stairs to the front door. "Mom, I'm leaving now!" I called as I made my way to the kitchen counter, where my mother was busy working on her laptop. "All right, honey! Take care!" I heard my mom's warm reply, but she continued to work on her l