Forbidden Wings

Unexpected Art

Tarani sat in the house tense with stress. She could feel that Ati was happy but she refused to pry. They had the understanding that if there was danger Atlani would reach out to her. So all Tarani had to do was stress about the unknown. While she sat she waved her hand in the air in front of her, making tiny figures of fire appear at her fingertips. Concentrating for a moment, she made 3 beautiful fairies that she watched dance on her bedspread. She suddenly jolted upright, the tiny figures disappearing as quickly as she had conjured them. Frustrated with herself, she questioned why she didn't think of looking in the stupid Forbidden Book sooner. She raced to the study, stopping abruptly in front of the book. Her eyes filled with tears, she could never get past the page where Adelaide met Knox. She didn't know why she couldn't read past it, but her heart had always told her that knowing the truth could hurt far more than being left in the dark. Her hands ran over the pages feeling the raw energy that ran through them. She breathed deeply, getting ready to read when fear struck her core. She could tell it wasn't Alta, she knew this fear was all her own. Atlani wasn't afraid of anything and that was something Tarani envied greatly. Giving into her fears, she shuffled back to her bedroom deciding she was going to work instead, dreading the day that she would have to read beyond.

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Breathing deeply, Atla leaned into Mason for support after their pleasure subsided. He slid out of her, carrying her to the couch to set her gently there. He left to the kitchen and she whimpered, missing his presence. He growled lowly as he came back into the room with a warm washcloth to clean her up. After cleaning them both off, Mason sat on the couch pulling Atlani into his lap and nuzzling into her neck, inhaling her scent. She cleared her throat and leaned back, lifting his chin to look into his eyes. She remembered how they had flared during their passion. His brows knitted together as she searched his eyes. Taking her hands and holding them in their lap, she looked down to see how large his hands were enveloping her hands almost twice. He squeezed her hands causing her to look up. "What's wrong kitten? You look like you're studying me!" She sighed deeply and apologetically explained that they needed to call her sister before she said anything. He began to stand up and she pulled him back down to her, kissing him deeply, opening her mouth to allow his tongue to explore her mouth. "Hold that thought babe, you and I need to talk to Tarani", she groaned. She grabbed her phone from the table and hit Tarani's speed dial, and before a full ring Tarani picked up, practically screaming into the phone, "ARE YOU OKAY?!"

Atla rolled her eyes, while Mason stifled his laughter. "Tari, could you chill for like 5 seconds? Like seriously, do you think I would be calling if I was about to be slaughtered? Goddess woman! You would think a night without me would've let you drink wine and be happy!"

Tarani's voice rang out of the phone stern as ever, "Well circumstances have changed! I am sorry that I worry about my baby sister. Put me on trial, why don't you?"

Mason's laugh filled the silence and he said, "You guys are adorable. Tarani, Atlaani said she needed to call you before she explained something to me. So if you guys wouldn't mind, I would like to hear why Atlani was looking at me like I had 5 heads."

Silence followed his statement. He looked at Atla expectantly. Tarani cleared her throat obviously waiting for Atla to start talking.

"Okay... first of all, no one is allowed to freak the hell out. Alright? Tarani I am talking to you sis. Anyway, Mason and I were being intimate..." Tarani grumbles, "I really don't think I need to know about this. Atlani, just thinking about talking about your s*x life is is making me nauseous."

"Tarani, I am 18 years old. For f***s sake. Of course I am sexually active!"

Mason growls low and deep, making the walls shake. Looking shocked at himself, he apologized. "Sorry ladies! I don't know where that came from..."

"Yeah alright! So back to what I was saying. Mason and I were being intimate and not only did he growl, very similarly to how he just did. Not only that, but he said he could 'smell my arousal' and then there was a thing about his eyes."

Tarani yelped, "Ati, TMI!!" Just as Mason mumbled, "What the f**k?"

"Tari! Please, just please. His eyes are normally brilliant shades of blue, but in the middle of things, when he said-"

"I REMEMBER PLEASE DON'T SAY IT AGAIN!!"

"Alright! Goddess! His eyes looked like they were on fire. Like blue flames had replaced his normal blue... I have never seen anything like it."

Silence followed again. Alta sucked in a breath to speak, but Tarani interrupted.

"Well, Ati, our eyes do something similar. You know that. And you also know that we have to keep in check around humans... s**t. Any chance you have told him anything? Or am I totally putting my foot in my mouth? s**t"

Mason chimed in first, "Well I wouldn't say she has told me anything. On the other hand, she has shown me quite a bit. I have seen her transform into I don't even know what. She's beautiful though, and I am not scared of her... or her powers."

"Alright good! I feel a little better. You know I think you guys should meet me at the house. We can have dinner and talk more about this."

Mason quickly agrees and looks to Atla excitedly. Alta smiles back at him and tells Tarani they will meet her there.

About to hang up Tarani suddenly says, "No more messing around though! Until we know what is going on, you both need to be careful!"

Agreeing, the phone call ends, leaving Mason and Atla sit looking longingly at each other. Mason raises his hand to cup the side of her face and she leans in, eyes only for him. His eyes roam over her face and down her neck, staring at the spot she loves for him to touch. He reaches for her neck, his fingertips brush the sensitive area. Alta tilts her head back and moans, waiting for his lips to meet the skin. Seconds go by with no contact on the spot she was yearning for him to touch. She finds him staring at her neck.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my neck?"

No response from Mason.

"Baby, you're scaring me... what's going on?!"

With silence ringing too loudly in her ears, she rushes to the bathroom. As she flips on the light, she gasps loudly, tracing the mark on her neck with her hands. To her surprise, there is no sensitivity when she traces the area. Her eyes grow wide, unwilling to move from her neck. On the spot where Mason bit her during s*x there is an intricate white pattern. It looks like a scar of fang imprints with wings coming out of each one. Intricate wings, filled with swirls, dots and patterns. Moving her head, she gasps again when she finds it glittering in the light. Finally, Mason fills the space behind her touching the spot lightly with his lips. Her knees go weak at the touch and Mason catches her. Holding her around her waist, he pulls her out of the bathroom and gently leads her towards the door. Atla is confused for a moment, until she realizes they are supposed to be meeting Tarani at the house. Instead of traveling there on her own, she allows Mason to buckle her into the front seat of his truck and gives him her address. They slowly make their way to the house, gripping each other's hands the whole ride.