Kalbreal didn’t need to know that she was obsessing over William. She had many unanswered questions, to which Angel-boy seemed to have most of the answers, and so did her brother.

The wicked gleam and sudden broad smile that etched his face had her narrowing her eyes, “What’s the joke?”

“Do you still want to see my wings?”

She tilted her head, a grin playing on her mouth, “Will I die?”

“No, I can show it to you under the water, the lake’s blessed with healing properties, it’ll protect you as long as you stay emerged.”

“Okay.”

“Take out your clothes and get in the water and I’ll show you.”

She coughed out, “Angel-boy has seriously lost his mind.”

“Angel-boy? You couldn’t have chosen a better name, maybe hero or prince.”

She snorted, recalling a similar thing he said to her in his room the day before, “Prince, huh, that’ll be the day. ANGEL-BOY is much better.”

man that had touched her and comforted her, as one would their lover. What’s wrong with me, she cursed her brain, cursed her skin, as it tingled with the urge to be touched by him. So lost in her mind,

bringing her back

AGAIN, you want to see my wings

first, “And I’m

didn’t respond to her, so she halted in her quest, and turned around to face him, but he wasn’t

more of a crimson red than orange, as he swam closer to the shore, his

had remembered her back, she didn’t particularly trust him that much, so she slipped the t-shirt back on,

deliberately refrained himself from the temptation at looking at her legs. She touched the water with her barefoot, expecting,

Saltril lake, she swam further in until he stood opposite her, “You okay?” at her nod, he said, “Count to

sweet, she was tempted to swallow, but rethought it. After seven anticipated seconds were up, she took in a lungful of air and swam down toward the lakes bed. Half down, she could see the sparks of fire, milky, blurry lava, she went further down, swimming deeper, holding her breath. Her eyes stayed open, not willing to lose a second of this, as

made the water hotter, her lungs getting heavy, she focused on the brightness, and she saw it, his wings. They were expanded about two meters wide and a little over three in length as it spread out. She blinked, water burning her eyes. She saw his face was normal like he was breathing, his body flamed up in wrappings of

his wings one last time, but the water got too hot in the instant and she couldn’t hold her breath any longer, she signalled him, that she was going back to the

as she broke free from the water. Feeling exhilarated as fresh air soaked up into her lungs, her

as fast as she could to the shore of the lake. Her hair

her breath, when she heard footsteps from behind her, she slipped on her jeans, “I could see it, but not for long, water was too

get your name back.”

like it was definite, but parts of Clare refused to believe it, she didn’t say

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