FURIES - Shannon Burton (graded readers .txt) 📗

can knock on Prince Talon or Prince Damiens door." She rattled off.

 

"Where is Damien and Talons room?" Tera asked suspiciously.

 

"Forgive me, they are right across the hall. Also please call me Miranda." She said before she headed off in the direction of the stairs.

 

"So our rooms are right across from the princes of Acadia.How fuckin wonderful." Tera sneared.

 

"Oooh come on.Just think of it as a supernatural vacation." I laughed.

 

"Wow, well you sure are happy about this set up.When just a few seconds ago you were all doom and gloom." She gave me a sideways glare.

 

"Are you two just gonna stand there in front of the doors all night or are you actually going to go in and see what the rooms look like?" A voice said, making Tera and I jump out of our skins.

 

Talon chuckled and opened up both of our doors.What I saw shocked me into silence.

 

I turned to look at Talon and saw Damien standing behind him.

 

"Thank you." I whispered.

 

"Don't look at me, it wasn't my idea."Talon explained.

 

I couldn't believe Damien had done this for me.

 

"Show me around." I said to Damien.

 

His brow furrowed but he nodded and Talon stepped to the side to allow Damien to enter through the door way.

 

He led me further into the room and showed me a fire place that held pictures of Tera and I on the mantle.

 

I gave him a confused look and waited for an answer.

 

His mouth popped open but shut immediately.

 

"I might have snuck into your room when I found out you were coming.I just want you to be happy here."He said looking away.

 

I was even more confused then before. Damien always kept me at a distance and I hardly knew him.Yet he wanted me to be happy in his supernatural world.

 

He took my hand and led me over to the bed.It was a beautiful sleigh bed that was covered in a red beaded comforter.Pillows littered the bed and I through myself on it.When I opened my eyes I lost my ability to speak.I looked up to see a domed skylight intricately carved with what I assumed to be Acaidens.Damien had created a piece of heaven for me and I couldn't grasp why on Earth he did it.

 

"Why?" I turned to look at him standing at the side of my bed.

 

"Because I knew from the very beginning my world would destroy yours and when the time came for you to find me I wanted you to have anything and everything you could possibly want or need." He said in a voice filled with regret.

 

It took me a second to calm down and think over his words.

 

"What do you mean from the very beginning?" I questioned suspiciously.

 

"Ummm that isn't something I can tell you right now but one day I swear I will."

 

I gave a slight nod of my head and relaxed back onto the bed.

 

"Did you want to see the rest of the house or are you just going to relax there?"

 

At his words I sprung up and stood by his side.He shook his head in laughter and showed me the huge walk in closet and the bathroom.It was beautiful, just like the rest of the room.

 

"Thank you for making me feel so comfortable here."I said as I sat on the couch in the fireplace.

 

"Of course.Is there anything else you need?"

 

"Yes! Some hot chocolate!" He laughed at my request but went downstairs to retrieve it.

 

While he did that I walked over to Teras' room and found her fast asleep.I dont know how she can sleep at a time like this but after the week we've had I think she deserves it.When I turned around to leave the room Mikael was standing there.

 

"What?" I asked.

 

"Be careful." He said before he disappeared back into the shadows.

 

You would have thought that his disappearing would have freaked me about but unfortunately this supernatural stuff was already wearing off on me.

 

I went back into my room and curled up on the couch and waited for Damien to return.When he did he had two cups of hot chocolate in hand and I was happy that he decided to stay.

 

"Can I ask you something?"

 

"Sure." He said as he slid onto the other side of the couch.

 

"What would have happened if I hadn't read the book?"

 

"We would have sent you home." He said.

 

"But you had already had mine and Teras rooms done.So you knew that we would read that book."

 

He sighed heavily, "Listen Zhara there are things that I can't explain to you right now.Even though you know about us doesn't make you one of us."

 

For a reason I cant explain, I was hurt by his words.So I remained silent and drunk my hot cocoa.

 

"Zhara, don't."

 

I still didn't speak.Instead I got up and headed to take a shower.

 

"I want to tell you about everything but it's against the law for me to tell you that.Despite what I may feel,you are still an outsider to my people."

 

"And what do you feel?" I murmured.

 

"I feel that you deserve to know all of what you have gotten yourself into but I dont have the control over that." When I turned around he was standing directly in front of me and I found it hard to breathe.

 

"Fine then I will leave it alone."I said in defeat.

 

He nodded his head and ran his hand through his hair.

 

"Tomorrow isn't going to be an easy day for you or Tera so you should get some sleep.I'll see you in the morning."

 

Damien closed the door before he left and I stood there drowning in my own thoughts and feelings.

 

That night I had the dream.Just like always but this time the dream was longer.Damien stepped out from behind the tree with large black wings flowing behind him.He was so glorious.Like always he backed me to the edge of the cliff but this time..I jumped.On the way down, I grew wings.

 

 

 

Chapter 6

I woke up the next morning to find rays of light coming from the window.I jumped out of bed and pushed open the heavy drapes to find a beautiful morning.I gave a squeal of delight and opened the windows to let in the fresh morning breeze.It felt wonderful and made me hopeful that the good weather was a sign that today might be okay.A slight chuckle sounded behind me and I whirled to see Damien watching me with wonder in his eyes.

 

"Good morning Zhara." Damien said.

 

"Good morning Damien." I said back.

 

He looked incredibly sexy with his wet hair and tight V-neck.Everything about him drew me in and made me forget everything I thought I knew about myself..

 

"Zhara please stop staring at me like that." He said huskily.

 

I continued to stare at him with lust to see how far I could push him.It was all to easy.In a second he stood in front of me with his hands wrapped around my waist.

 

"Zhara I am warning you."

 

I lifted my hands and ran them slowly across his chest; marveling in the feel of his flexed muscles..He gave a low growl and nipped my ear gently.My breath became short and I found myself grasping for a release I didn't all together understand.  

 

Damien lifted his head and looked deeply into my eyes.I noticed that both his eyes had turned pitch black and oddly enough, I wasn't scared.

 

"We really need to stop." His breath whispered across my lips making me lean in to taste more.

 

He pulled back gently and shifted uncomfortably.

 

"You should get dressed and I will see you downstairs." He said backing away slowly.His eyes began to shift back to their sun-kissed hazel as he retreated.

 

I decided not to ponder why he reacted the way he did so I ran to my new closet and found a beautiful green wrap dress.It was the exact color of my eyes and I knew it would catch Damiens attention.I turned on the shower and took my time under the warmth of the water.I found a jasmine scented shampoo and body wash that filled the room with the smell of the lovely flower.

 

Once I was done I hopped out and dried off.I ended up finding my favorite Hawaiian lotion in the closet so I lathered myself in it.After I was done I slipped the dress over my body and put on some gladiator sandals I found in the closet.I headed back into the bathroom and brushed out my hair.If I didn't know any better I would say it got even longer.Once my hair was brushed and dry I went back into the room and found Talon waiting there.

 

"Wow well don't you look beautiful." He complimented.

 

I blushed and murmured a thank you.

 

"You are very welcome.Now, turn around.I have a present for you."

 

I gave him a curious look but did as I was told.A cold chain hit my neck and at the end of it was a beautiful green emerald that matched the dress to perfection.

 

"Thank you so much Talon." I said as I examined the perfect emerald.

 

"Don't thank me."

 

When I turned to ask him what he meant; he was already gone.I decided to seek him out and left my room to head downstairs.I found Tera waiting there to and she looked just about as lost as I did at the moment.

 

"Hey did you see Talon on your way down?" She asked.

 

"Nope.He just disappeared."

 

She gave a nod of agreement and walked up to me.

 

"You have one to." Tera said. I looked down and saw that we both had a necklace that matched the color of our eyes.Hers' was a sky blue that matched her floor length sun dress.

 

"I'm glad that you ladies could finally make it downstairs." Mikael said as he strolled down the staircase.He was every bit as beautiful has his two brothers in his jeans and shirt.He just had an older more mature look that led me to believe that he was in his early twenties.

 

"I will be escorting you ladies today so please follow me." He offered us both each an arm and we both followed him down the hall into a huge cream and gold dining room.The ceiling was domed and held flecks of gold in it.There were two long tables that stretched across the room and on top of the tables were vases filled with yellow roses and beautiful dining sets.

 

Both of the tables looked to be at capacity except for a few seats at the very head of one.Mikael walked us around to the head of the table and we saw Talon sitting on the right side with a huge grin on his face.Mikael walked Tera over to sit next to him and she gave him a grimace.She still hadn't gotten over how big of a jerk Talon was that day.

 

Mikael walked me over to the left of the table and helped me sit.By this time the whole room had gone quiet and they watched as Mikael sat us in the royalty department.Mikael sat down at the very head of the table on my left and two seats on my right were empty.I knew one of them was for Damien but who was the other one for?

 

Every head in the room turned to the archway that we had come in through.In walked Damien with a beautiful woman on his arm.She had long blonde hair and bright blue eyes.Her skin was like porcelain and she was on the taller side but not taller than