"I could ask you the same question," he replies, raising his eyebrow at her.
"Secret hideout that's not so secret anymore," I murmur under my breath.
"So what can you not go through again?" He asks.
My eyes go wide. "How long have you been listening?" I ask angrily.
He shrugs. "Not that long. So?"
"In case you haven't noticed already, I don't have any wings," I start and his eyes flick to my shoulders.
"What happened to them?"
"The Council had them removed." I suddenly realize that I am not wearing my hoodie and my body is on display in my tight tank top and shorts. Panic starts to claw at my chest but I push it down.
"Why'd they do that?"
"Because they didn't appreciate my sense of humor."
He chuckles. "Well, aren't you just a little ball of sass," he remarks.
"Do you need something? Or are you bothering us just to be a dick?" I snap.
He shrugs. "I was just flying by when I saw you, decided to come and say hi."
"Hey, I'll see you later Ana," Diana whispers in my ear. I whip around to stop her but in a single sweep of her wings, she's gone.
I look back at Daniel, my heart beating in my throat. "How did you see us?"
"With my eyes."
I purse my lips in annoyance. "The canopy is so thick you can't even see the sky," I mutter.
"I have my little tricks," he replies with a cheeky grin. "So, what are you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Well you can't be a normal angel. Even high-borne angels don't look like you," he says, his gaze wandering up and down my body. His eyes are filled with lust and I take a few steps back.
"They do if both their parents were high-borne. Now what about you?" I ask, peering at him suspiciously.
He smirks and crosses his arms over his chest, making his muscles bulge. "That's a secret I don't plan on sharing anytime soon."
"Then don't expect to hear mine," I tell him and he lets out a low whistle.
"Definitely a little ball of sass. I won't tell anybody about your secret hideout if you do something for me," he offers.
I glance around the clearing, my hands growing clammy at the thought of losing my sanctuary. "What do you want me to do?"
***
"Are you fucking nuts?" Diana shrieks.
My hands fly to cover my ears and I wince. "Damn you're loud sometimes," I grumble.
"Why the hell would you help him sneak off campus?"
"Because otherwise he'll tell everyone where my hideout is and then I'll lose the only place I can go to escape these idiots," I say exasperated.
"You're insane," she mutters, plopping down onto her bed.
"It's not like it's hard to sneak out."
She throws me a concerned look, but I just shrug. "When are you going?" She sighs in defeat.
"Sundown, so in a few hours," I say, climbing into the top bunk. I lay down with my eyes closed for a while before Diana speaks again.
"What time is dinner?" she asks.
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Angel Academy
Werewolf**cover by SodaliteSilver** Luciana Morgenstern has been hunted all her life. The High Council told everyone it was because she was a hybrid, but Luciana knows they merely consider her a threat because she has abilities that make her far more powerf...