I don't remember when I first started seeing them or him for that matter. The feather left behind by his wings, they gave me comfort let me know I was not alone. He was always watching always seemed to know when I needed him the most. No. I really am not crazy. His hair was black his wings were darker than midnight in the forest yet he didn't scare me believe me I should be scared should run for the hills I've seen him do things to people that i can never un see but I am drawn to him.

I think the first memory I have is after my mom and dad died and I was placed into a new foster home.

"Hello honey my names Jeb" the man kneeling beside me said smiling warmly and stroking my hair.

I smiled brightly. "I'm Max I'm five"

He laughed and showed me my room I remember loving the new bed and the walls a bright blue and the teddy bear laying on the bed everything was so perfect.

"this is my gift for you because your my new gift." He said shutting the door.

I squealed with happiness and jumped onto the bed he came and sat down on the bed.

"Take off your shirt sweet girl" he said "is it bed time" I asked. "Sure is go ahead and get undress and I'll grab your pjs when your done." He said kindly.

I nodded and unbuttoned my shirt and slipped off my jeans I looked up at him beaming brightly glad I had done it all by myself. My smile faded when he shoved me down onto the bed. That was when I grew up when I learned the world a cruel and dark place. I was five and innocent. Five I had no way to know what had happened. I was five years old when he raped me. That night I lay curled up clutching the teddy bear naked he had never given me those pjs.

When I woke up sore and stiff a single black feather was on the pillow next to me.

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That would continue,me, naive to the fact that what he did nearly every night was wrong and so when I finally learned truth I was 12 and in middle school we had just watched a video I was so shocked I remember walking home that day and entering the house. Jeb smiled and asked what was wrong and I told him and asked what they were talking about.

His face was so red so angry I didn't know what I did.

"so your telling me what that this has to stop in case you haven't noticed I saved you from the foster care people and I give you a roof over your head that's payment enough if you ask me." He screamed

I ran into my bedroom and hid under the bed he followed the door slammed into the wall with a loud bang and he marched up to my bed and flipped it over grinning.

Thats when I saw him like really saw him he appeared in front of me his wings out in a defensive crouch. Him and Jeb started fighting I lay curled up in a ball watching in horror as black feathers flew very what way. Jeb finally left the room and the dark angle came over to me.

"Si vidi itll ista licet adhuc mea me audite vestrum ego protector tuus sum, et semper." He whispered. To this day I still don't know what he said but it called me and all my fears went away I fell asleep like that.

The next day there were two strange men in the house wearing doctor coats and one of them asked me to please come with him he said we were going for a ride and if I was good I'd be back real soon.

I remember following them trusting them. They were doctors right, they help not hurt you.

If only I'd known I would have screamed and fought for all I was worth but no I was so naive. As I got into the back of there van I turned just as they were closing the doors and saw a single black feather float into the van by the wind.

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