Rayline All of a sudden Chase barged into the room, his attention instantly drawn to the two of us curled up on the floor. "What happened?" He asked with a look of shock at Cole's bloody face, as well as the knife on the floor. "We," Cole started but then trailed off, "we don't know either." His eyes dropped down to the floor. Then Chase looked around the room and found the sacred dagger stuck in the door. He grabbed the hilt and pulled it out, eyeing it closely before walking to Cole's side and kneeling down. "Are you okay?" He threw the question at Cole, who nodded and responded. "It's just a scratch." Chase clicked his tongue and placed his hand on the side of Cole's cheek. Meanwhile, I myself lifted my head, while wiping my eyes as I watched the wound on his skin close on its own. "Then what about you?" Chase now turned to ask me as he stared at me, and I shook my head. "I'm fine," I said in a hoarse voice due to my crying earlier. Chase nodded and looked around again, pr

Rayline Cole finally got back to his feet, but his eyes were still on the floor. No one said anything, but we all watched him. Out of the blue, one of the plants beside him caught fire, making us all jump in surprise. "Sorry," Cole said as he turned to the table and put his palm down before the fire was completely put out. "It's okay," Jesse said, and he sat down across from him. "So," I started, "the best way to remove these runes is to kill Silas?" "That makes sense," Jesse said. "That means we have to find him," Taylor chimed in. We all paused in our pondering, trying to decide on the best next step. But suddenly, I noticed that the three guys seemed to stiffen, and I glanced at them. "What's wrong?" I asked quietly. "I—" "Cole?" His words were cut off by a familiar voice, and I turned to see Harvey Parker walking into the library. He was dressed more casually than I had ever seen him, not wearing a suit or any formal attire, just jeans and a white shirt. That caught me a

Rayline I had no idea what to say. No idea if I would like it, or hate it. But the fact that the thought didn't bother me at all... I blushed once again. Cole pulled himself up and brushed my hair aside, and our eyes met. "Look at you. You really do look so embarrassed," he grinned. "Well," I uttered and looked down, hiding my cheeks that were flushed like steamed crabs, "we never really talk about things like this... we just," I trailed off, "do it." His smirk grew even bigger. "Then why don't we talk about it." "What?" I blinked, flustered. He turned to face me. "What do you like?" "What-I, like?" I was fumbling for his words, but he laughed instead. "I-I don't... I have not tried much." I replied stammeringly, feeling awkward about the conversation. "Well, we have even done some of the positions," he said casually, and I shook my head in disbelief before placing one hand on my forehead. "Do you have a style or position that you like?" He asked again, his voice sounding sedu

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

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