Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Nine
I woke up, squinting against the bright lights; it took a moment for my eyes to adjust to it.
Was I dead?
I stared around the room.
This place looked familiar.
This was Nick’s room.
The past day even flashed past my mind. I stared at my wrist to see the bite mark. It hadn’t been a dream; Nick had wings, and he also had very sharp teeth.
‘Did it work?‘ That was the next question on my mind.
Just then I noticed Nick; he was making coffee.
I rose from the bed, feeling a bit light–headed from the abrupt movement. “You might need to sit for a while; you’ve lost a lot of blood,” he says.
“What happened… did it work?” I asked, my eyes wide and hopeful.
He finally turned to me, and I could see the sadness in his eyes. He shook his head. “No. It didn’t work. You almost died back there,” he says
A wave of disappointment filled me. I just wasn’t good enough.
“But you survived; that is the most important thing. Your mother had been worried about you, and with you in my room, she thinks we were ‘busy‘ last night.” He said, as if hoping I would say something, but no words came out of my mouth. “You don’t have to get married to me; this didn’t go as planned; I would understand that” he paused. “Riley, you are crying.”
I angrily wiped off my tears.
“They should have never put any faith in me; I just can’t seem to get anything right.”
“Riley, listen to me.”
“No, I am tired of listening to you, okay? You told me I am different… well, not very unquie
now am I.”
“Riley,” he called again, but I wasn’t willing to hear what he had to say, not when I felt this so
angry.
“I would never be good enough for anything, and maybe… maybe it is time I accept that.”
“Riley,” he called out again, this time louder.
“What?” I snapped.
“Your wings,” he said, pointing as something behind me. I slowly looked behind me, and at
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gasp escaped my lips. Wings. White and gray colored wings sprouted from
“I can’t believe this.” I said, my voice sounded unsteady.
my back.
“It doesn’t make sense; she said it didn’t work, and she doesn’t make mistakes.”
“Maybe… it took some time to hit off,” I say with a shrug. The smile on my face only grew wider, but Nick seemed even more surprised than I was.
Just then there was a knock on the door.
Nick walked to the door, and I tried hiding away, but my wings were impossible to hide. I tried putting them back in, but that didn’t work.
Nick pulled the door open, poking his head through the narrow opening.
“Nick,” my mother’s cheery voice called out. I could imagine her with a wide smile on her face, thinking I had had sex with Nick last night. “I was wondering if Riley is awake; I would really love to see her.”
Oh shit.
I tried staying still, but my wings mistakenly knocked down a small wooden box.
She heard that.
“Riley dear,” she called out.
Nick gave me the look that said ‘seriously, you had to do that now?”
“Mom, you can’t come in… I’m completely naked,” I flinched, my face redenning in embarrassment, but I had to go on because my mom doesn’t give a fuck about my nakedness; she had walked in on me showering many times, and it had never been an issue. “I am also
y sore and very tired; I will be back… when I can feel my legs.”
very
Gosh.
“Oh,” she says, and I could imagine a smile on her face. “I would leave you to that then,” she said, but I did hear the silent warning she gave Nick before she walked away. “Take it easy on her, okay,‘ she warned lightly before her footsteps disappeared.
Nick walked into the room.
“Well, that was…”
“Don’t say it. Don’t even utter a single word; else I would murder you right here. Now would you help me get rid of these wings?”
He chuckled, “Since you asked very nicely. Yes“.
