"What's the council ?
"They're an underground organization who looks over the activity of demons and 'rouges'. If they see someone step out of line they either imprison them or hunt them down to kill them. In Alex's case though they punished him. Or at least tried to."
"Alex?" I ask
"Yeah,the 'rouge' you saw me with."
"Oh"
We had reached my car by now. I was about to open my door when Dante calls out.
"Come to the office. I told you didn't I... I have something to show you." I smile at him and nod. Satisfied with my answer he turns to get into his own car.
I follow Dante's car to the office. Reaching the office I turn the key turning the car off, I slide the keys in the pocket of my jeans and slip out. Once again I look up at the building in awe. I could work here for years and never get used to the view. I stopped as the pain starts resonating from my shoulder yet again. I ignore the tiny amount of pain and follow Dante.
I look at the ground towards Dante's feet so I don't have to think about the numerous eyes on us at the moment. As the elevator door shuts I release a breath in relief. Dante smiles.
"You don't like the attention?" He asks curious.
"More than anything." I reply. Dante laughs. I always get a good feeling by making him laugh. The elevator door dings open on level 99 and we both step out.
"What did you want to show me." I ask while walking over to the couch and laying down and making myself comfortable while marveling at the astounding view. It was getting easier and easier to be with Dante. I didn't have to pretend. It felt nice.
"Right." Dante walks over to and opens his office by placing his hand on top of the writing paragraph. I squint at it and my eyes widen. I could read bits and pieces of it. Or at least the first line.
The Hallister lies at our home, in the palm of the ocean...
Huh? The Hallister? I scratch my head in confusion. My head starts aching and for a second I thought I would faint. I grip the couch and stable myself. The pain slowly disappears but the slight throbbing still stays.
My thoughts scatter when Dante walks out of his office with book in hand. It's huge. He drops the book in front of me on the coffee table. Dust flies and scatters into the air at his action. I cough and splutter as dust fly onto my face. I turn and glare at Dante.
He smile sheepishly and shrugs. " Sorry. It hasn't been used in while."
" I can tell." I say in between coughs.
Dante reaches over and dusts the remainder of it off, making sure it doesn't fly into my face this time. He opened it and flips through the pages of the massive book.
"I'll read it since it's written in an old demon language." he explains. Curious I lean over and furrow my brows.
"Demons. An almost extinct species...." I read the first line of the page Dante had opened up. His heads snaps in my direction.
"You can read it?" He asks with surprise evident in his voice. I nod and was going to read the next couple of paragraphs when the pain in my shoulder starts. This time three times worse and combined with the throbbing in my head, which had also increased.
I cry out and almost fall flat onto the ground. Dante catches my body his warm hands holding my trembling one.
"Laura!" He yells yet his voice seemed far away. My eyes begin to drop and then darkness.
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