and his own private concerns; concerns primarily of his enemies. He was a poet and a writer, in which war, exile, and other fateful events, caused his heart to harden. Ultimately, disgust and bitterness with his enemies, set-in-motion the outlines of the inferno, and his pages became a place of eternal damnation for all those he despised.”
Wow . I was getting re-schooled by the Fallen Angels themselves, and a lot of this was going right over my head. I guess I’d get a hands on experience of Hell soon enough.
“ Well, if there’s a chance it will save us, then I’m in,” I spoke.
Yeah. I was talking brave now, knowing that I’d have the three of them with me, but right now, we were all safe and together. Tomorrow my words and my bravery would be tested, if we could ever escape this place. I just hoped that I wouldn’t start screaming and crying when the action hit, proving my mortal chicken-ness.
“Don’t worry, Emma. We’ll make sure you get the chance,” Dominic chimed, with a wide smile on his face.
“Yeah! We’ll kick ass for you tomorrow, Emma!” Alexander added, giving his knuckles to Dominic.
Bam! Their colliding fists would have shattered any human hand, but after they smashed their knuckles together, they laughed.
Immortals. At least they were fun.
Samuel turned to Danyel and placed his han d on his shoulder. “When we escape from here, I’ll take Emma and you’ll take Kade.” Danyel nodded, but Kade’s brow furrowed.
My heart was breaking insid e for him, thinking about how he must be feeling. Probably helpless, and now, hearing that he was going to be carried by a Fallen Angel…that must totally suck.
It all seemed so strange, like a horrible nightmare. Just last night, Kade was carrying me as we flew effortlessly through the forest making our escape. I could picture him fighting and killing the Darkling with ease. So strong. So fearless.
I couldn’t believe that he had chosen to become mortal so he could travel with me into Hell. He was thinking about me over himself. Still trying to be my protector. I hoped I could make it up to him one day.
But… WAIT a minute!
My mind started to whirl, and my heart thumped loudly .
Kade was… human ! Human! He was no longer a Pureblood.
Did that mean that we actually stood a chance of being together, without any law binding us?
“Emma? Emma, did you hear what I said?” Alaine asked.
I snapped myself from that blissful thought, and instantly felt my face flush with heat.
“I - I’m sorry. M-m y mind was…somewhere else,” I stammered. Thank goodness none of them could read minds. That would have been completely embarrassing.
“I wanted to know if you would go in and keep an eye on Caleb for a bit, while we discuss a few of the details. He should be fine, but he might be waking up soon. If he does he will be very thirsty. I’ve put a pitcher of water and a glass on the table next to him if he needs it.”
“Sure,” I said, ge tting up from my seat.
“Thanks, sweetheart,” she said with a smile.
“No problem.” I had a feeling that this was her nice way of sending me out of the room, which most likely meant that there were some details they didn’t want me to listen to.
I opened the door to Caleb’s room, and quietly snapped it shut behind me.
“ Emma?” Caleb said in a sleepy voice.
“You’ re up?” I turned to him and he looked so pale. His eyes looked like they’d sunken, leaving black rings around them, and his head and arms were wrapped in bandages. He tried to sit up, but fell back down again, weak. I rushed over to his side and helped him sit up. His lips were cracked and dry. “Are you thirsty?”
He nodded, his eyes were still heavy. I grabbed the glass and filled it with water from the pitcher. “Here,” I said, handing it to him.
He slowly raised hi s hand, took the cup, and gulped the whole thing down.
“ Do you want some more?” I asked.
“No, thank you,” he answered, lying back
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