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I ran all the way back to my room, slamming the door shut. I leaned up against it, and slowly slid down till I was sitting on the floor. I could feel the tears streaming down my face, and no matter how many deep breaths I took, nothing would stop them. So I just rested my head in my hands and sobbed.

Why had Nadaleigh said those awful things to me? I never once lead any of the men here on. Not once did I give them any kind of sign that I was even remotely interested in anything but friendship. Especially towards Connor. I just couldn't understand his infatuation with me!

I had no idea how long I sat there, but soon I could feel myself growing sleepy. I pulled myself up off the ground and made my way towards my bed, stumbling a bit due to my exhaustion. As soon as my tired body made it to my bed, I unceremoniously fell into, asleep before my head even hit my pillow.

When I opened my eyes I was in the woods. Shocked, I rubbed my eyes and opened them again. All I could see were trees in every direction, and I could barely see any sun light filtering through. I couldn't even see 10 feet in front of me.

I noticed then that I was wearing a dress of some kind. It was cream in color, and flowed down to just past my knees. The top part of the dress was as if someone took a scarf and wrapped it around my body, tying the loose ends at the small of my back, creating a halter top. My shoes were flats, and match the color of my dress perfectly.

The dress was beautiful, and as much as I wanted to twirl around and admire it, two very important questions were going through my head: What am I doing in the middle of the woods and why am I dressed to go to prom in the middle of the woods?

A crashing sound to my left scared me out of my thoughts and I jumped, snapping my head in that direction. What I saw made my blood run cold and the breath to catch in my throat.

The creature was at least six foot, and as naked as a person could get, letting me know that this particular specimen was definitely a male. He was thin, so thin that he was basically a skeleton with skin. The skin was white, and sported several bruises along the arms and lower legs.

But the thing that frightened me the most was his face. It looked like a cross between a bat and a humans, with long pointy ears too large for its head, a nose that was just slits in its face. It was looking at me with blood red eyes, and its sharp teeth were dripping with saliva.

It stalked towards me, closed it eyes and took in deep breath. Its mouth started salivating even more, and its eyes snapped open, looking directly at me.

"Smell good!" it said in a creepy high pitched voice, crouching down in a pouncing position and then started stalking towards me slowly, never taking its eyes from me.

I backed away as much as I could, until I felt a tree right behind me. The creature continued to creep up, and soon it was nose to nose with me, its clawed hand caressed my face, I flinched and closed my eyes, turning my head way from its slimy touch.

When the creature came a few steps closer, and that's when I brought my knee up as hard as I could, connecting with a certain sensitive part of the male anatomy perfectly. The creature howled in pain, and crumpled to the ground, writhing in agony.

I turned and ran as fast as I could, not even bothering to look behind me or pay attention to where I was going. All I wanted to do was get away from that foul creature as quickly as I could.

I ran as long as I could, stumbling the whole way. Soon I had to stop and catch my breath, leaning on one of the many trees. But my break was short lived. From behind I heard branches snapping, and a high pitch wailing that sounded very angry at the moment.

I took off running again, but the crashing and growling just seemed to get closer and closer. I didn't dare look behind me however. I dint want to see how close the creature had gotten.

Just as I thought it was going to jump on my back, I tripped and fell into a meadow. The sunlight blinded me for a few moments, and when I was able to clear the spots from my vision I noticed how absolutely beautiful this place was. I stood up and took inventory of my surroundings. Green grass was wafting in the breeze, and the smell of lilacs and roses filled the area with a pleasant and welcoming odor. That's when I noticed that a figure stood in the middle of the field.

I also noticed that it was eerily silent, the crashing and growling had completely stopped. I chance a look behind me, and there was no sign of the creature. Not even a broken branch to give away its position.

I turned back to the meadow, looking at the figure that had not moved since I arrived.

"Lovely isn't it? I figured you would appreciate subtle beauty such as this. Please, would you not come further in so that we may get to know each other?"

The figure spoke in a smooth and silky voice. I could feel the power in his words, like he was trying to use his voice to lure me into the meadow. I could tell he was used to getting his way and not having to struggle too much to get it. I wasn't going to give him the time of day.

"And why should I do that sir? How do I know that you won't try to harm me? For all I know, you are the one who sent that thing after me."

The figure turned around, and I was able to get a good look at him. He was handsome, that much was clear. He had deep brown eyes, smooth, flawless skin and black hair as dark as midnight. His nose was strait and proud, and he was well muscled.

"Because I am the one who made it go away, that is why my dear. Are your manners so corroded that you will not even give a proper thanks to your savior?" The man sounded a bit angry that I didn't just come falling at his feet with thanks, and he injected a bit more power in his words. But they were not as smooth as they were before, and they held even less sway over me.

But I decided to play his game. I took a few cautious steps toward him, staying just out of his reach.

"Thank you for saving me. You will have to forgive me please, I don't know where I am at and I am very suspicious of everyone. It is nice to see I have an ally in this place."

The man bowed deeply to me, and when he rose, I saw triumph flash in his eyes.

"You are forgiven my dear Aurora. Now please, come closer so that I may get a good look at you. It has been so long since I have seen you, and you have grown into quite a beautiful young lady."

That had my attention. I didn't take one step in his direction. "You know who I am? How? I have never seen you before, at least not that I can remember."

The man put a hand over his heart and faked sadness. "You do not remember me? Have my brothers become so full of themselves that they would not tell you of me? I am Ganieal dear, one of the archangels. Surly you remember me now?"

I shook my head no, I had never heard of him, and Michael, Gabriel or any of my other brothers had mentioned this angel before. I started to back away, suddenly scared for my life. This person standing before me was not an angel; he was something else, something sinister.

I could see the shift in his eyes, from sadness to rage. His brown eyes went red, and the meadow went from being beautiful and peaceful to dark and menacing. The green grass turned black, and the trees lost their leaves and became knarled skeletons. The sky turned grey, and lighting flashed.

I continued to back away from the man, truly terrified now.

"I wouldn't do that sweetheart; you don't know what is in those woods. . . " he chuckled at me, and I heard the growling again. I looked all around me, trying to discover the area where it was coming from, but it sounded like it was everywhere all at once.

I was tackled from behind, and I could feel its sharp claws digging into my shoulders, and I could feel my blood running down my back.

"Smell good!" the creature hissed in my ear, and then licked at one of the scratches he had made on my back.

I couldn't help it, I started to scream and struggle against the being on my back. But that just seemed to fuel him on, and he continued to scratch at my back, leaving open wounds all over it. It finally got a hold of my hands and pinned them down to the ground. Tears were running down my face.

Ganieal laughed. "You should have come with me my lovely, I would have . . . " but he stopped there. The creature on my back also stopped, and I heard him sniff the air, and let out a low growl. I took advantage of his distraction and threw him off of me. He landed hard on his back and rolled a little way away from me, but he didn't try to come back at me. He continued to sniff the air, and slowly backed into the woods. I swear I heard a little whimper come from him.

I pushed myself up on my knees and looked at Ganieal. He had a scowl on his face, and was looking at the sky with as much hatred as I had ever seen on anyone's face.

"Well," he said, looking at me with a sick smile. "It looks as if I will have to wait a while before I can try this again. But I want you to remember something Aurora," he walked up to me and pulled me on my feet. He tilted my chin up and made me look in his red eyes. They were full of lust and possession. He licked his lips then put them p to my ear. "You will belong to me, one way or another; I will have you, and no one, not Gabriel, Raphael, or your precious Michael will be able save to. Remember that. I'll see you in your nightmares. . .

His voice began to fade out, and the meadow began to blur together, and soon, I was left in nothing but darkness, I felt myself falling deeper into the black, and I opened my mouth to scream. . .

I woke up screaming, drenched in sweat. I looked around my room, searching for Ganieal or the ugly little creature. After I was certain they were nowhere to be seen, I started to get out of bed to clean myself up, when a sharp pain in my back and made me cry out in agony sent me too my knees.

After taking a few deep breath, the pain subsided enough for me to get on my feet and get to my bathroom.

Once I was there, I looked in the mirror, and what I saw made me gasp in horror.

I had a gash over my left eye, and my cheek looked like someone had punched me. When the shock wore off, I slowly lifted my shirt over my sore back. I threw it on the ground, and slowly turned around. Tears spilled down my face as I looked at what was left of my back.

Deep gashed went from my shoulders all the way down to the top of my underwear, criss-crossed with dozens of smaller scratches.

I didn't notice someone open the door to the bathroomand call my name till it was too late. Michael walked through the door, but when he saw my back, he stopped short.

I turned and looked him in the face, and his eyes widened in shock, mixed with a little anger.

He came up to me and cupped y face in his hands, examining me with his intelligent eyes.

"What happened Aurora?"

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