Chapter 64: Stumbling and Stammering

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• Coming Out of the Deep    Chapter 112: Worried

  Lux's POVI drove like a mad woman as I tore through the roads, weaving past slower cars with my heart hammering in my chest. Kairos sat beside me in complete silence, his body rigid, his eyes trained out the window like he wasn’t even seeing anything.The only thing he’d said when he climbed into the car was a soft “thank you,” and that was it.I didn’t expect small talk, though. The worry on his face was enough, and I was as worried as he was. I glanced at him again as I turned down another road, and at that moment, his phone rang.He answered instantly, his voice low and not in any language I recognized. My brows knitted as I listened, trying to place it, but it was unlike anything I’d ever heard. It wasn't French, or Spanish, or German. It was too layered, which made it sound heavy.I wanted to ask what it was, but I held back, glancing at Kairos again and wondering if Reed spoke it too. Despite being cousins, they differed greatly from him. Reed could be intense, but Kairos and D

• Coming Out of the Deep    Chapter 111: Drained

  Third Party POVLake's vision was blurred like water on glass, and his head throbbed with a force that felt like something was pressing against the inside of his skull, attempting to claw its way out.His hands clutched the sides of his head as if he could keep it together and prevent it from splitting open, while his ears rang like they were about to bleed.Behind his eyes, another type of pain pulsed as if embers had been pushed into his sockets and allowed to smolder, while a high-pitched shriek ripped through the middle of his eardrums like needles being driven inward.He could see Reed's face getting closer, his mouth moving in frantic motions, but he could not hear anything. The sound had gone completely silent, and he opened his mouth to tell Reed he was dying, but nothing came out. His throat closed, air burning in his lungs, and he leaned forward, trembling, as the fire beneath his skin grew.Meanwhile, Reed gripped his shoulders beside himself with worry. "Fuck! What is this

• Coming Out of the Deep    Chapter 110: Changing

  Kairos's POVThe city blurred past the windows as Darian sat behind the wheel, one hand on it even though he was not driving. Watching him reminded me of my lessons with my mate, and I couldn't wait to get back at it. This driving thing was fun.Leaning against the window, I watched the sun high in the sky, and it felt so close from up here. It should have been a happy ride, with Darian's excitement to see our mother rubbing off on me, but my thoughts were still on my mate, whom I had left behind, and how hurt he was by the entire situation with Mira, even as we made up."Are you okay?" my brother asked, causing me to realize my expression was showing, and I quickly fixed my face as I looked at him. “Mom said she’s only staying for three days.”I paused and added quietly, "But Mira's not going back with her." Darian raised his brow while tapping the steering wheel. “She’s staying?”“Yeah.” I laughed bitterly and rubbed the back of my neck. “I don’t know what I’m going to do, brother.

• Coming Out of the Deep    Chapter 109: Terrified

  Lux's POV The second Alec jogged off toward his coach, who had called him, sounding as if he had something urgent to discuss, I turned to Alec.Alec was the baseball team's captain, and just before leaving, he finally revealed the news that he had come to our dorm to share yesterday evening. A scout from The Diamond Kings, the national baseball team, had contacted Alec's coach to schedule tryouts with Alec for the national team in a month, and Alec and I were both thrilled for him.He also got a call from his father before the coach called. His father had called to let him know how it went with the person he had gone to meet with about being Alec's agent, as Alec did not yet have one.Alec was his father's heir, and he was supposed to take over the business one day, but his father was still going strong, and he told Alec he could pursue baseball for a few years before taking over anything.And that was exactly what Alec wanted: to start out on his own, doing something he enjoyed. "Wa

• Coming Out of the Deep    Chapter 108: Cautious 2

  Lux's POV“Hey, man,” Lake greeted Alec and Kairos echoed the same a second later before he started toward the cafeteria doors. But he paused halfway and returned his gaze to Lake.“I’ll call you, okay?” Lake nodded, and as Kairos began to walk away again, he paused, pulled something from his pocket, and handed it to Lake.From where I sat, it looked like car keys. Lake smiled as he took them, softly muttering, "Thanks," but it was not a best-friend smile. It was not even close, and I looked at Alec, whose expression made me pause when our gazes met.His eyes were knowing, and I was taken aback as I wondered if he knew about Lake and Kairos, if Lake had told him, or he caught on to what was happening.My eyes darted back to Lake, but he seemed completely unaware. He returned Alec's gaze without missing a beat, telling him that he had no idea he would be here, or he would have brought something for him as well.Alec, however, waved him off. “Nah, I’m good. Reed and I were free during t

• Coming Out of the Deep     Chapter 107: Cautious

  Lux's POVI sat on the bench, letting my gaze wander across the courtyard, half watching the breeze push leaves across the pavement and the other half trying not to worry about Lake taking too long.The eatery across the street was always packed at this time, so I figured he’d probably be stuck behind five people trying to customize their sandwiches down to the grain of salt.I noticed someone approaching me out of the corner of my eye, and Olivia smiled as I turned my head. “What are you doing sitting here all by yourself?” she asked, brushing her hair out of her face as she came to stand before me."I'm not," I replied, sitting up straighter. “I’m with Lake; he went to the eatery across the street.”"Oh," she said, settling down beside me. "I should probably go inside and eat, but I am waiting for Becca." I nodded too, sneaking a glance at her. She looked better than she had throughout the day. She looked less pale, and her shoulders were not drawn up as if she were about to cry or