The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a great plan. They were normal humans like Jeremy and Lia, and I had a feeling they would get along really well.
I exited my room and knocked on Courtney’s door. In a few seconds, it swung open.
“Emma!” she smiled, sticking her head out looking down the hall. “I thought your friends were here?”
“They are,” I dragged, “but we ran into some Fallen on our way here.”
“Oh my God. Are they alright?” She gasped, throwing her hand over her mouth.
“Yes, they’re fine. They’re actually sleeping.”
“Both of them? Sleeping? After being attacked?” He eyes widened even more.
“Yes, they were freaking out, so we had to use the sleeper on them.” I explained.
“Oh my goodness. Caleb told me about the sleeper,” her eyes furrowed. “Okay, so what do you want me to do?”
“I just need you and Caleb to hang out with us tonight. The thing is…my friends can’t find out about the Angels or Fallen. They can’t know about any of it. As far as they are concerned, we’re all normal humans. So, I need your help to keep them busy, and to hopefully divert their attention when they begin asking too many questions.”
“I can definitely do that. Do you want me to get Caleb?” She questioned.
“Yes, please. Just meet me in my room, and bring your board games.”
“You got it.” Giving a thumbs-up, she then bounded down the hall toward Caleb’s room.
I wondered when Kade and the others would return. Probably soon.
Ethon and Bane were already in the tower, and Samuel had returned to the cottage after talking to Alaine.
I went back into my room and waited. About ten minutes later, there was a knock at the door. When I opened it, Caleb and Courtney were standing with their arms filled with board games and snacks.
I gave Caleb a quick rundown of the situation, and he was completely onboard. They were thrilled to be a part of a secret mission, and were also excited to meet my best friends from LA. To pass the time, the three of us ended up sitting on the floor, playing cards. We were right in the middle of our fifth game when we heard a soft knock at the door.
“Emma?”
“Come in,” I yelled.
The knob twisted, and Lia peeked inside. Her eyes were swollen with sleep and she looked completely confused.
“Come in, Lia!”
She opened the door and walked in. Her normally stick-straight, black hair was sticking up on one side, and her glasses were a bit crooked.
“How did we get here? What happened?” she asked, her almond shaped eyes were barely slits as she squinted behind her glasses.
“In the Hummer. You and Jeremy knocked out. You must have been exhausted from flying.”
“I guess,” she said. I knew she was completely boggled. She looked over to Courtney and Caleb and didn’t say anything else.
I jumped up and ran to her, and threw my arms around her. “Lia, I want you to meet my sort-of-siblings, Courtney and Caleb. They were adopted by Alaine when they were younger.” I led her toward them.
“Hi,” she said, pushing a polite smile.
“Hi,” they echoed.
“Emma, seriously, what the hell happened? All I remember was being surrounded by hot guys, well…mostly hot guys. No offense to Jeremy. Then, I remembered these huge black birds outside the car window…before everything went blank. The next thing I know, I’m waking up in an unfamiliar room, on an unfamiliar bed. I thought I was in some kind of crazy nightmare, until I saw your note.”
“You just knocked out. I’m not sure what else to tell you. One minute you were talking, and the next you were sleeping. You must have been exhausted. Did you even get any sleep before you came here?”
“No. We stayed up the whole night because we were too excited. But that was so strange. I hope we weren’t exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning. I’ve heard of people knocking out, and it could be deadly.”
“I don’t know, but at least you’re fine now,” I
I exited my room and knocked on Courtney’s door. In a few seconds, it swung open.
“Emma!” she smiled, sticking her head out looking down the hall. “I thought your friends were here?”
“They are,” I dragged, “but we ran into some Fallen on our way here.”
“Oh my God. Are they alright?” She gasped, throwing her hand over her mouth.
“Yes, they’re fine. They’re actually sleeping.”
“Both of them? Sleeping? After being attacked?” He eyes widened even more.
“Yes, they were freaking out, so we had to use the sleeper on them.” I explained.
“Oh my goodness. Caleb told me about the sleeper,” her eyes furrowed. “Okay, so what do you want me to do?”
“I just need you and Caleb to hang out with us tonight. The thing is…my friends can’t find out about the Angels or Fallen. They can’t know about any of it. As far as they are concerned, we’re all normal humans. So, I need your help to keep them busy, and to hopefully divert their attention when they begin asking too many questions.”
“I can definitely do that. Do you want me to get Caleb?” She questioned.
“Yes, please. Just meet me in my room, and bring your board games.”
“You got it.” Giving a thumbs-up, she then bounded down the hall toward Caleb’s room.
I wondered when Kade and the others would return. Probably soon.
Ethon and Bane were already in the tower, and Samuel had returned to the cottage after talking to Alaine.
I went back into my room and waited. About ten minutes later, there was a knock at the door. When I opened it, Caleb and Courtney were standing with their arms filled with board games and snacks.
I gave Caleb a quick rundown of the situation, and he was completely onboard. They were thrilled to be a part of a secret mission, and were also excited to meet my best friends from LA. To pass the time, the three of us ended up sitting on the floor, playing cards. We were right in the middle of our fifth game when we heard a soft knock at the door.
“Emma?”
“Come in,” I yelled.
The knob twisted, and Lia peeked inside. Her eyes were swollen with sleep and she looked completely confused.
“Come in, Lia!”
She opened the door and walked in. Her normally stick-straight, black hair was sticking up on one side, and her glasses were a bit crooked.
“How did we get here? What happened?” she asked, her almond shaped eyes were barely slits as she squinted behind her glasses.
“In the Hummer. You and Jeremy knocked out. You must have been exhausted from flying.”
“I guess,” she said. I knew she was completely boggled. She looked over to Courtney and Caleb and didn’t say anything else.
I jumped up and ran to her, and threw my arms around her. “Lia, I want you to meet my sort-of-siblings, Courtney and Caleb. They were adopted by Alaine when they were younger.” I led her toward them.
“Hi,” she said, pushing a polite smile.
“Hi,” they echoed.
“Emma, seriously, what the hell happened? All I remember was being surrounded by hot guys, well…mostly hot guys. No offense to Jeremy. Then, I remembered these huge black birds outside the car window…before everything went blank. The next thing I know, I’m waking up in an unfamiliar room, on an unfamiliar bed. I thought I was in some kind of crazy nightmare, until I saw your note.”
“You just knocked out. I’m not sure what else to tell you. One minute you were talking, and the next you were sleeping. You must have been exhausted. Did you even get any sleep before you came here?”
“No. We stayed up the whole night because we were too excited. But that was so strange. I hope we weren’t exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning. I’ve heard of people knocking out, and it could be deadly.”
“I don’t know, but at least you’re fine now,” I
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