A faint groan escaped my lips, pain pulsating through my body as I forced open my eyes. I grumbled my movements slightly restricted. Taking a breath my lungs were filled with musty mildew, mothballs and cigarette smoke. Scanning around me the tacky decor and eighties wallpaper screamed shitty motel.

Trying to sit myself up my body was forced down, I struggle against the restraints holding me to the lumpy mattress. Trying to loosen them, the more I squirmed the more I could pinpoint where they were, each of my ankles was strapped as were my wrists. Wiggled and thrust my body against the bed, I swear if anyone saw me they'd think I was possessed. 

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him, slowly tilting into the doorway from the other room across sitting on a bed. is body leaned to the side he straightened his head looking at me. I stopped my movements laying flat on the bed and for the first time, I noticed the sounds of cartoons on the tv.

"You're awake" Samael spoke softly as he stood up.

My eyes locked on Samael's as he strode over to me closing the gap between us quickly. He walked around the side of the bed, my eyes never leaving him a knot forming in my stomach. Samael sat on the edge of the bed beside me. I sat there panting heavily my strawberry blonde locks a mess around me somewhat obscuring my vision.

Samael reached his large hand forward towards my face, I flinched back my body jerking against the restraints causing pain to ripple throughout me. Samael pulled back, sorrow flashing through his eyes quickly as he looked down at me.

"I'm sorry" he stated with a sigh sitting for a moment.

"I didn't know Lindie, I swear. If I would of know you  were in there, your sister was in there" he stressed the sister part as he paused again

"I would never have suggested we go in there, This was the last thing I wanted, I never wanted your hurt, to be scared"  

Samaels voice shook slightly as he spoke pain filling his eyes as he looked down at the blanket his eyes no longer being able to meet mine. I could feel his pain, his regret and I believed him, that he didn't mean for this.  My heart reached out to him, wanting to comfort him.  I could just see his hand not too far from mine from the corner of my eyes.  

Pulling at the restraints, a small hiss escaped my lips from the pain the course rope digging into the soft flesh of my wrist.  I brushed my fingertips against Samael's hand, it took him a moment to notice what it was before his eyes wandered to my hands searching for his.

I watched as eye shifted a coldness fazing through them as they seemed to darken anger growing inside them as his jaw clenched.  Samael shot straight to his feet, he hands in fists at his sides I flinched from the sudden movement and change in emotions.

"I'm going to kill him" he growled before turning to face me.




I looked up at Samael wide-eyed as leaned his body over mine. His hands yanked at rope tugging them harshly as he united them. Anger still looming over him as he undid the other, he mumbled to himself as he walked to the foot of the bed untying my feet.  I sat up pulling my hands against my chest, I gently rubbed my wrist red lacerations forming from the restraints. 

 As Samael lifted his head his eyes landed on my hands, throwing the ropes to the side they hit the wall with a thud as he quickly walked over to me. Samael kneeled beside the bed his large hands gently scooping up mine. I watched him closely as he moved them towards him carefully turning my hands so my wrists were facing him.

"Morons" He grumbled to himself.

Samael leaned forward, his large thumb gently brushing the edge of the lacerations. leaning forward he looked up at me over his glasses. My hazel eyes locked with his orbs of ice  I could feel his warm soft lips brush ever so tentatively against my wrists, his eyes not leaving mine as he returned my hands.

"No one's going to hurt you, never again. I promise" Samaels voice was soft yet serious as he spoke.

"Should we leave you to alone for a little longer?" The voice I knew as Gabriel spoke causing surprise to Samael and I.

"You untied her!? why the fuck did you untie her!?" Raphel roar storming into the room.

"I fucking told you not to touch her" Samael snapped shoving his older brother.

Raphael shoved Samael back the two started to brawl, throwing punches at each other not caring about the damage they would cause to each other or the room. I curled into a ball pressing myself against the headboard pulling the covers with me.   Gabriel placed the bags of fast food he had walked in with on the table. 

Opening the room door once more Gabriel circled his brother somehow forcing them out the door without getting sucked into the void.  He slammed the door closed after them turning to face me he sighed  Lifting his hat up he scratched his head.

" Burger?" he offered, picking one of the bags up and walking over to me.

I looked Gabriel up and down suspiciously as he neared me dropping down on the edge of the bed, Gabriel lightly tossed a burger at me.  My eyes didn't leave Gabriel as he continued to dig into the bag pulling out fries and his own burger.  Generally speaking, Gabriel and Samael had some of the same facial features, there ears both slightly stuck out, there jaws squared and rather toned and where Gabriel's lips were more matched in thickness in size his upper still slightly turned down. 

"It's not poisoned you know" he joked trying to lighten the situation.

I carefully leaned forward, picking the burger up unwrapping it we could hear the commotion outside. The sound of glass shattering stopped me from taking a bite out of the burger, both mine and Gabriels attention pulled to the door. 

"Fucking idiots" Gabriel grumbled shoving a handful of fries in his mouth.

Taking a bite out of the burger I didn't say anything to him, as the grease filled meat touched my tongue I suddenly noticed how hungry I actually was. I scarfed down the burger rather quickly before quickly snatching a handful of fries, Gabriel chuckled at a slight smile forming on his lips. I narrowed my eyes glaring at him.

"Look I'm sorry, I was in the moment and did something I shouldn't of" he attempted to apologize. 

"You threatened my sister" I growled.

"But I didn't actually do anything..." he tried to defend giving me a guilty smile.

I narrowed my eye at him my face flat, his lip twitched as his smile started to fade.  leaning back against the headboard I braced myself on the nightstand kicking my foot out I shoved it into the side of Gabriel, he grunted body falling back. The sound of Gabriel hitting the floor was muffled by the door slamming open. 

Samael and Raphael stood in the door, Raphael a few steps in front of his brother. both paused there steps with raised brows looking from me to down to the floor at Gabriel who was groaning to himself.  The boys slowly looked back at me a smirk forming on Raphel swollen lip, both boys looked rather rough, clearly both getting in good shots,  Samael's nose slightly blood while Raphael had blood smudge from his lip.

Grabbing the bag with the rest of the food I swung my legs off the edge of the bed, stepping over Gabriel who was still holding his side. I grabbed a drink from the nightstand before storming across the room to the bathroom.  Slamming the door loudly behind me I locked it before preparing to sooth my aching body with a bath.