Chapter 14
Max awoke to find herself in Fangs arms, held her close and for the first time she saw fear in those big dark eyes.
"Fang?" She asked. He said nothing but began to shiver, it wasn't cold enough to justify that but he was shaking. Fang, the strong one was visibly shaking. Max sat up and her surroundings hit her like a smack in the face. They were in a grey cell with no windows. A sodden mattress lay against one wall and the room was dimly lit by a single bulb, hanging loosely from a bare wire. Max turned back to Fang who had now backed into the corner by the heavy steel door.
"What happened Fang? Where are we?" "Angel sh…she. Angel" Was all Fang managed to stutter. HE didn't look at Max , he pulled his knees up to his chest and wrapped his arms and wings around them. He looked so much smaller than the Fang he had once been. "Fang. Tell me what happened!" demanded Max, if Angel was in danger she had to know.For the first time since she had awoken, Max saw her own Fang in his eyes. The Fang she had known and loved. Loved? This wasn't the time.She sat down next to him on the cold concrete and he pulled her in under a dark wing as she tucked in her own behind her back. "You had no control did you?" Began Fang. "When you dropped out of the air you couldn't move could you? I chased after you and managed to stop you just above the ground." "So how did we end up here?" Asked Max.
"Angel. She used those powers. Messed with your head. Then she did it to me, I couldn't fight it. I carried you here and sat down in this cell." Fang turned to her, his pained eyes staring intently into her own.
"She didn't free me for 2 days, 2 full days Max! Two days of screaming inside my own head. Then you woke up and she let me go" Fang finished but didn't stop looking at her.
"You were so still Max. I,i…"
"What?" worried Max, lost in his frightened shining eyes.
"I thought you'd never wake up." Fang leaned in towards Max, holding her closer she felt his warm breath against her cheek. As their lips met Max felt something she had never felt before. In that cold little cell, just for a moment, Max felt safe.
Then Sam arrived.