Page 76 of Tainted Wings

Chapter 23

Abby

Well, it’s been a whilesince I’ve done this.

Looking down at my body sandwiched between my two mates, I smile at them, using my boobs as pillows like they always do. They look so cute and peaceful when they sleep.

I’m glad they showed up tonight. At first I thought I just wanted to be alone, but when they surprised me from my nap and we all cuddled up together in bed, I realized wherever they are, that’s where I want to be. And after the train wreck of a night, it’s what I needed.

I look towards my door, feeling like someone is tugging on my arm, telling me to go. But I have no idea where.

Astral Projection is one of the many things I can do, but I try not to. I had a lot of fun when I was a kid walking around the castle unseen, sometimes seeing things I shouldn’t have. But because I can easily walk through walls, I can get into any place, especially the ones I wasn’t supposed to be in.

One time, when I was ten, I astral projected and stumbled upon a child who was locked inside a basement. Turns out her father would beat her everyday and lock her up at night. I went home, got back into my body, and told my dad.

My dad is the devil, and he does evil things sometimes, but one thing he doesn’t stand for is harming a child. He was at that house so fast, and with one snap of his fingers, that girl's dad was a pile of ash. He got the girl out, returning her to her mother.

Her mother was terrified of my dad, but I could see how grateful she was to have her husband gone.

I cried myself back to sleep that night, and he held me while I did. I realized how lucky I was to have a father who loved and cared for me like he does, even if he’s the scariest person to exist to everyone else.

There’s that tug again.Fuck it.

Leaving my body safe with my mates, I head out my bedroom and into the hall. Pausing, I wait to see where the pull takes me next. Downstairs.Could it be to one of the guy’s room?

Drifting down to the guys level, my brows crease when the pull keeps tugging me down to the main level.

Where does it want me to go?I drift down to the main floor, through the house to the top of the basement door.

I’ve never been down there before. The guys keep the place locked up tight, and I’ve respected their space. Unlike them. I know I lock my door, but every time I come back, it’s unlocked. And a few times I’ve noticed my underwear missing... my dirty ones. One of these fuckers is stealing them, and something is telling me it's Luke.

The tug on me pulls harder, urging me to go down there.They won't know, the door will still be locked. It won't hurt to get a peek, will it?I know this feeling won't go away until I see whatever it wants me to.

Taking a deep breath, I walk through the door and down the set of steps. When I get to the bottom, I see an open floor plan. There’s a big screen TV on the far wall in front of me, couches forming a U shape in front of it. On the wall to my left is a little bar, and next to that is a pool table. To my right, are a few rooms, all the doors are closed.

The pull tugs me towards the last door, and my feet drift towards it. My heart pounds as I get closer, my belly stirring in anticipation of what’s behind that door.

When I get to it, I can hear voices. Putting my ear to the door, I hear Isaac’s voice in particular.

“Can we please not fight anymore tonight?” He sounds exhausted and defeated.

“You need to promise you’re done with that bullshit Isaac, because we're done,” Noah says next. “We put up with it because we love you, and thought you needed to work through your crap because we're all in this really fucked up situation, but do you have any idea how much it hurts us to see girls leaving your room? We come down here to get away from the grunts and moans because it breaks our fucking souls!”

What the... why would hearing him have sex upset them?

“I know,” Isaac says, defeated, his voice breaking. “And I’m so fucking sorry. I said I was done, no more. I’ll do an act for the Heathers, but no more girls.”

My brows pinch in confusion. Maybe he doesn’t wanna risk a feather not growing back when he pulls the one that turns black after he has sex? Maybe he had enough of the pain.

“You better be telling us the truth,” Luke says. “Because as much as it would kill us to lose you, Noah and I will take a step back from this.”

“No!” Isaac says, his voice sounding desperate. “Please, don’t. If I lose you two, fuck!” he grunts.

“Isaac,” Noah’s voice is softer. “Can’t we be enough? When you're overwhelmed by everything, come to us. When you're sad, angry, or mad,come to us. No matter what your mind is telling you, this isn’t wrong.Weare not wrong.”

“But we were taught our whole lives it is.” My heart clenches at how vulnerable and scared Isaac sounds.

“Do our feathers turn black after we're together?” Luke asks.

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