House Of Beating Wings 소설 & 이야기

It lit up immediately. Not sharply. Not in yellow, blue, or red. In white. From within. A light that could not be looked at—only felt. The house shuddered. Bottles on the shelves buzzed, the air thickened, and something seemed to tear open on Rea's skin. Her eyes widened, her chest heaved, and behind her... her wings reappeared. But not like before. Not faint or veiled. In their full, true form.

He took great care not to touch its wings as he tried to help it take flight once more. Damascus quietly whispered words of encouragement as it flapped it wings. The dove stopped and looked up at him as if it understood everything he had been saying. Damascus stopped talking and stared back at it. Suddenly the dove flapped its wings and left the cradle of his hands. It flew up and hovered for a moment. As if silently thanking him.

I had his arm pinned to his back while my wings beat at the air in big swings causing feathers and dust to cascade around us. He may be fast, but I was stronger, with wings. I pushed off of him, jumping as my wings beat downwards propelling me upward, and I perched on the railing that ran along the edge of the first floor platform. There I waited while he straightened his cloths. I hurt the wolfs pride, but what must be done is now done.

I dropped lower and found myself over the ruins, my heart stopping cold in my chest as I caught sight of Amara falling over the cliffside. Erebos swiftly dove towards her, managing to catch her on our back mere yards from the river below. A few stone pieces struck our body and one of our wings, but we brushed it off, more concerned about the trembling woman on us. We had turned to look at her after hearing my name, smiling inside as we took her in.

"Nancy, what kind of game is this? At least let me get ready before we play, yeah?" Nancy stood up slowly and walked toward him. Then, in a flash of silver light, everything was drowned out by his screams.

Lucas stirred, but didn’t wake. Then Lissa heard it. Click. Not a door. A window. She moved fast, flashlight in one hand, Colt’s hammer in the other. Her heart pounded, but she didn’t hesitate. Living here again meant not freezing anymore. It meant acting. She reached the back of the house. The window above the laundry room was open—just an inch. She hadn’t opened it. And she knew Lucas couldn’t reach that high. Her pulse thudded in her ears. There was no one outside. No fresh footprints in the dirt. Nothing to explain it.

“This is a club, you pussies! Just because the boss beat someone’s ass doesn’t mean the bar stopped serving drinks! Leave his mate be and get back to the fucking party! It’s Very Immortal Party night!” “What does she mean, getting rid of their wings?” I asked as we walked through the door to the hallway. “Judging by their appearance, neither of them are fully set into their immortality, which means they won’t be able to use their wings for a very long time, if ever again,” he told me in a cold voice that left me wondering if I knew him at all. Angelica…

Now I knew he'd been bleeding me dry for Riley Anderson, his childhood sweetheart. "I want to refinance the house, too," he added. I stopped what I was doing, my hands frozen in the sink, and turned to stare straight at him. "You really want your four three-year-old sons to end up homeless?" This house wasn't much, just a small three-bedroom, but it was ours—the one we'd fought for, saved for, and sacrificed for. The mortgage wasn't even close to being paid off. His name was on the deed because when we first bought it, I had been out of town on business. He'd told me it would be easier that way, with him making the payments.

Don’t tell me he’s going to end up dead in a dark alley like in the original book. [Come on, supporting character! Don’t give up. You still have a bright future!] The pain in my body grew numb. Being beaten was something I had grown used to. Ever since I was little, whenever my mom had a bad day, she would hit me without warning. Sometimes, both my parents would beat me for fun. My body was covered in scars, but now I felt no pain. I was waiting for the right moment, after all. A moment to completely turn the tables.