I sit, staring intensely at the staircase. Everyone’s been asleep for hours now, even Jensen’s asleep. I, however, can’t seem to sleep. There’s a feeling in my stomach making my nerves twitch and my body very awake and aware. I’m thinking hard as I watch the entrance. I’m always thinking and it’s not good for me.
I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to tell Felix and Thorn.
Tell them that I’m a demon.
It isn’t hard to guess how they’ll react.
Anger.
Disgust.
Fear.
Thorn will probably shoot me and Felix will most likely let her. I wouldn’t blame them either. After that shape-shifting demon, it’s just smart to believe every demon’s a threat. And even if they didn’t kill me, they’ll probably never trust me again, not completely, not like …show more content…
I glance at Jensen’s sleeping form in the far cot away from everyone else. I’m surprised he can even sleep. I didn’t think he would. I wish I could sleep too, but inside it feels as if I’m standing on the edge of a bridge, with the wind racing through my hair and a pit in my stomach. Just waiting to fall.
It makes me nervous and I don’t like being nervous.
The bed next to mine crumples as Felix sits beside me. He looks better, less pale, but he still should be sleeping. He’s gonna need it. He gazes at me worried. “You need to sleep.”
“You should be sleeping,” I return. “And don’t worry about me. I slept a while ago. I’ll be fine.”
That’s a lie. It’s been another three days since I last slept and I’m still not tired. Maybe I just have to force myself to sleep, but I can’t. Not while I’m in this city, it makes me …show more content…
“Hey, I don’t see any friends of yours around here.”
“I have Thorn.”
“She doesn’t count. She’s your sister and half the time she threatens to kill you.”
Felix shrugs in agreement. “Yeah, well, I can’t help that. You know how she can be, sometimes.”
I laugh, shortly. “Sometimes?”
“Alright. A lot of the time.” He pauses for a serious note. “It’s getting worse out there, isn’t it? The world? There’s been a lot more prisoners over the last month with no supplies and it was crowded in here before mass murder. Did you hear about the Angel Wings being destroyed?”
I laugh. Of course, that’s going to come up in a conversation. “Wow, news really does travel fast.”
He faces me, suspicious. “You? You…you didn’t?”
I shut my eyes, nodding. I open them with a smile wide on my face. “Yeah, I did. I was escaping Verutmer with Jensen when we passed by them and I couldn’t help myself. I couldn’t pass up the chance to make a difference and show all those demons and angels we’re not weak. I had to show them, someone could make a different…and I was really pissed off at the time. So that didn’t help and now I have a giant target on my back and a price on my head.”
Felix shakes his head. “You’ve always loved
I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to tell Felix and Thorn.
Tell them that I’m a demon.
It isn’t hard to guess how they’ll react.
Anger.
Disgust.
Fear.
Thorn will probably shoot me and Felix will most likely let her. I wouldn’t blame them either. After that shape-shifting demon, it’s just smart to believe every demon’s a threat. And even if they didn’t kill me, they’ll probably never trust me again, not completely, not like …show more content…
I glance at Jensen’s sleeping form in the far cot away from everyone else. I’m surprised he can even sleep. I didn’t think he would. I wish I could sleep too, but inside it feels as if I’m standing on the edge of a bridge, with the wind racing through my hair and a pit in my stomach. Just waiting to fall.
It makes me nervous and I don’t like being nervous.
The bed next to mine crumples as Felix sits beside me. He looks better, less pale, but he still should be sleeping. He’s gonna need it. He gazes at me worried. “You need to sleep.”
“You should be sleeping,” I return. “And don’t worry about me. I slept a while ago. I’ll be fine.”
That’s a lie. It’s been another three days since I last slept and I’m still not tired. Maybe I just have to force myself to sleep, but I can’t. Not while I’m in this city, it makes me …show more content…
“Hey, I don’t see any friends of yours around here.”
“I have Thorn.”
“She doesn’t count. She’s your sister and half the time she threatens to kill you.”
Felix shrugs in agreement. “Yeah, well, I can’t help that. You know how she can be, sometimes.”
I laugh, shortly. “Sometimes?”
“Alright. A lot of the time.” He pauses for a serious note. “It’s getting worse out there, isn’t it? The world? There’s been a lot more prisoners over the last month with no supplies and it was crowded in here before mass murder. Did you hear about the Angel Wings being destroyed?”
I laugh. Of course, that’s going to come up in a conversation. “Wow, news really does travel fast.”
He faces me, suspicious. “You? You…you didn’t?”
I shut my eyes, nodding. I open them with a smile wide on my face. “Yeah, I did. I was escaping Verutmer with Jensen when we passed by them and I couldn’t help myself. I couldn’t pass up the chance to make a difference and show all those demons and angels we’re not weak. I had to show them, someone could make a different…and I was really pissed off at the time. So that didn’t help and now I have a giant target on my back and a price on my head.”
Felix shakes his head. “You’ve always loved