Feathers That Heal

Finally book of the Black Feather Series

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“Cory are you ok?”

I asked touching the singed skin on his chest where Alex struck him. I thought it was just a black mark but it was  a lot worse. He took my hand in his holding me close.

“I’m fine as long as you are”

“Um yeah then you’re not fine”

I laughed but he tensed up taking in my arm for the first time. Dry blood coated my forearm as fresh blood leaked from the bite marks. Gently Cory touched it pulling back when I flinched at his feather light touch. He frowned pulling out his black feather and knife. He cut a line down his palm and held the feather above my arm. Slowly it glowed white and then red flakes of something floated down on my arm. It felt hot not as bad as the hellhounds bite but it was so warm and soothing. I let out a sigh as the pain ceased. Opening my eyes I found the bite marks gone replaced by six shinny half moons. They looked almost like nail marks and they were barely noticeable. I ran my hand across the marks shivering because they still held warmth from Cory’s feather. I chuckled quietly to myself catching Cory’s curious gaze.

“It reminds me of twilight but smaller then a vampire bite”

When I explained to him he laughed along with me flinching when his chest protested. I frowned at him when he tried to brush it off. He was seriously hurt and needed medical attention now. I pulled his arm over my shoulders and hoisted him up walking away from Alex’s motionless body. Selena took Cory from me when he went slack and started dragging me down with him. She cradled him like he was weightless and took off to heaven. I watched them go with a falling heart, Cory was seriously hurt because of me. Alex might have dealt the blow but I was the reason he was fighting Cory. I clenched my fists, I had to get stronger so we can prevent things like this from happening again. I looked back to where Alex’s body laid and felt nausea build in me. Alex was standing with half a wing and a scolded left body.

“So the little mouse is left without a protector”

He sneered at me. I suddenly felt cold as ice looking at his dead blue eyes. He took a staggering step toward me but Henry was in front of me black wings spread out blocking me from Alex. A blue bubble went up around us as fireballs shot out again and again. All that bravery I built up suddenly came back stronger than before. I put my hand on Henry’s shoulder and looked right at Alex. He stopped firing long enough to hear me out.

“Why are you doing this Alex?”

“Why? Because a love affair with a mortal is only a useless distraction Cory should be in Heaven with the rest of the army waiting of the next wave of attack. Instead he tainted his wings like his father and fell for you”

“What do you mean tainted his wings?”

“Angels have white wings unless you kill a human, choose to become mortal again, or leave the army”

 I looked at Henry his black wings folded back. Selena had black wings too so what had they done? And was loving me and falling from the army Cory’s only offence? I pushed the thoughts aside it didn’t matter. Alex had a smirk on his face like he just won a prize of some kind.

“And just what is it that you did?”

“Killed a human”

He lost his smirk and sounded almost sorry. What is with him? One minute he’s determined to kill us and then next he’s all sulky. I bet any minute now he’ll be death on wings again.