Nephilim (Academy of the Fallen #2) (13 page)

“…and Irene?”

“I’m sorry, Kayla.  Irene had an accident… a car accident, not much longer after that.”

I was trying so hard not to cry, yet, I could feel the tears running down my face.  In my mind Kelly and Andrew had always been my real parents, but still… there was a part of me missing and now I knew that part would remain missing forever.

Clarissa walked over to where I was sitting, “I know this is a lot for you to take in, but we really need your help.  There is no telling what Daniels is allowing Benjamin to do.  It may not even come from a bad place… he just always had a soft spot for Benjamin.  Eventually, that succubus that is with him will have to feed and she can do a lot of damage to those humans.  We need to get them out of there and we need to do it fast.  Daniels will open the doors of that Academy to you.  You are our only chance to go back in.”

Hunter raised his voice.  “Are you kidding me?  She is not ready and she is definitely not going in there alone.”

Clarissa faced Hunter.  “You are right.  You will be protecting her and so will we.  Xavier says that Stephaine told him about things that you can do.  I’m not sure the extent of your ability, but we can gather the fallen that can make themselves unseen, and if you can mask the others, we will be able to sneak in there along with you and Kayla.”

“…I’m not exactly sure if I can make you unseen to other fallen ones.”

“Stephaine says you can.  She saw you doing that to your roommate once.”  When he looked alarmed, she said,  “She wasn’t spying on you, I promise you that.  She was just at the right place and the right time.”

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I hadn’t even realized that it was dawn already and we had not gotten any sleep.  I wasn’t even tired, but I could tell that Hunter was, especially after the succubus attack.  I knew he needed rest to recover.

Clarissa took us to what I believe were the faculty dorms.  She showed me where I was going to stay, which was across from Hunter’s room, and said that she had to go back to her office but we could rest for a few hours.  Before she left she led us to the door at the end of the hallway.  She knocked on the door saying that she was going to introduce us to the one who we were to go to if we needed anything.

This girl, who looked like she was in her early twenties, opened the door and just like most of the ones we had seen, she had white wings.  She also wore a beautiful silky light blue dress that went well with her image.  She truly looked like an angel.

“Kayla, Hunter… this is Jennifer Holcomb.”

I grabbed on to Hunter’s hand and managed to say an awkward hello.

The girl was exactly as Ethan had described her.

Clarissa probably dismissed my awkwardness due to lack of sleep.

After that, Clarissa took us each to our rooms.

I had just changed into the pajamas they had given me when Hunter appeared in my room.

“What happened out there?” he asked confused.

“That girl,” I said.  “She is the one Ethan is looking for.”

Hunter was surprised.  “Wow.”

“Yeah.  He will be happy that we found her.  I just hope she remembers who he is.”

I looked away from him, mostly because I was too tired.

Hunter approached me, pushing a lock of hair behind my ear.  “Kayla, this place is not holding us hostage like we were before.  If this is all too much, if you want to leave, just say the word and I will take you away from everything.”

I looked up at him, sounding more firm and sure of myself than I’d ever been.  “I can’t Hunter.  Whether I like it or not, I’m a part of this world, and if there is the smallest chance that we… that I… can help those kids at the Academy, Kim especially, that is what I’m going to do.

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