"You know, don't you?" I took a deep breath. His gaze was still on me. "What do you mean—" "Don't play dumb," he cut me off, and I swallowed. "I..." I paused and stared at the ground. "I don't know much... I don't know yet." "Do you know who I am?" I shook my head. "I know you're not normal." I looked up. "But I don't know why." His eyes flashed silver as I tried to read his expression, but came up empty. "I know your eyes change color because of your emotions. But I don't know what it means." As the room fell silent, he averted his gaze. ******* On her first day on campus, Rayline Hale, an average girl just starting college, never thought her world would change. That's when she meets Cole Spencer, a handsome young man who seems to be every girl's walking nightmare. With his cold stare and mysterious aura, Cole is a young man unlike any other. But behind his frightening appearance, Cole hides a secret that Rayline cannot understand. He is no ordinary man. This is the beginning of an adventure that will change Rayline's entire life. He opens the door to a world far beyond her imagination, where supernatural creatures roam and ancient secrets shroud human reality. The deeper Rayline digs for clues, the clearer the hidden truth becomes. But the closer she gets to Cole, the stronger her feelings for him become. The love that grows between them seems magical, though Rayline is terrified. How can she love someone who is not human?
View MoreRayline"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
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.
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
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
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 "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 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 I was staring at the ground, breathing heavily, while holding my stomach. There I could see the meadow grass and the clear blue sky with the sunlight shining down on the strange place. "Hey, why are you so upset? No one cares about him anyway," came a voice from a distance, but I was not able to move to see where it was coming from. "To hell with you guys! I don't care what you guys think anymore," said another voice in response. For some reason, that voice was somewhat familiar, but it was also not. Then I heard the sound of footsteps that were approaching from a way that I could not see before they finally stopped. "Hey? Are you okay?" I turned my head and saw Taylor crouched down beside me, but he seemed different. He looked younger. "What do you want?" I asked, and only then did I realize that it was not my voice, but sounded more like Cole's. I knew it, I must be in Cole's mind right now, watching as if I were in some kind of dream or something. "Is your stomach ok
Cole "I love you kitten," As I said that, my breath came in short gasps, my eyes still squeezed shut to try and catch my breath. I waited for an answer, but there was no response, and all I could think was that she was already asleep. "Ray?" I asked once more, and again she did not answer, but I could still hear her breathing. "Ray-" All of a sudden my eyes snapped open as I felt a hand gripping around my throat and squeezing. There she was on top of me, she was staring at me, as her eyes turned to pitch black, and instantly I glanced over her shoulder to see the markings on her chest that were shining red. I knew it, the runes were acting out again on her body. I cursed under my breath as I struggled to let go without hurting her, and Rayline kept grabbing my neck with all her might. My hands gripped her wrists as I tried to prevent myself from being crushed any further and her body rolled over backward, pinning her to the mattress. I pulled her hands firmly and held her wrists to
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