Origin by Malia S. (top 10 inspirational books .txt) 📕

love, but I really am intrigued to find out whose the hottest ,” he smirks. Evil little bitch, he knows I’m going to say him and he wants to rub it in the other guy’s faces. When they’re done I’m tied to a chair so I cant get out, and they leave my mouth open so I can speak.
“Who knew it would be so much fun having a shadowhunter stay at our house,” Christian says amused.
“I’m glad you think this is fun,” I say pouting.
“So we demand that you order us form hottest,” Noah looks at me intensely, “and no lying.”
“Fine! You guys are jerks! You know this can be considered harassment?”
“You like it though,” Aiden smiles.
“So I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings so I’m just going to say this before I rate you. I think all of you guys are extremely good looking, way above average, and especially your bodies all look like models. So that said I think it would be Cole, Christian, Noah, and Aiden. And Aiden you’re only last because your not really my type.”
“What!? Last, man this was a stupid idea,” Aiden concludes.
“Eh, third? I can manage with that.”
“Owowowow, second! I’m sexy, I’m sexxxy,” Christian starts to chant.
Cole starts to untie me from the chair and I whisper into his ear, “You’re definitely the sexiest.” Instead of untying me from the chair he picks up the whole chair laughing and carries me to his room. Ignoring the other guy’s protests.
“What are doing Cole? Put me down!” I shriek.
“Nope you’re mine!”
He drops the chair onto the floor and I’m stuck sitting on top of it. He starts to unravel the rope with a smug smile.
“What was the point of taking the chair if you were going to untie me in here?”
“Because they were all having thoughts about how you were number one on their sexy list, and I was done sharing you for the night.”
“You know you’re cute when you’re jealous,” I giggle as he starts to pick me up and drops me onto the bed. He starts tickling me and says, “Who says I’m jealous when I’m the one who the number one sexiest girl in bed with me?” We end up finishing our makeout session from before in his bedroom. Except this time both of our clothes are all off.
Chapter 5 Enfer à Paris

The plane trip to France was long, and I was thankful I had Cole to entertain me because if not I think I would have died from boredom. When there was only an hour left until we arrived in Paris, France my heart started to beat faster. Cole noticed my mood change and held my hand and reassured me, “Don’t worry, I’ll be right by your side the whole time. And if they decide they don’t want you then you can join my pack, you’re pretty much already in my pack anyways.”
“I’m just scared they will know that I’m a demon, I know its silly of me to think that since they haven’t found for this long, but I just have this feeling.”
“If they do I promise that I will doing everything I can to make sure they don’t put one hand on you, and I mean that,” he growls out.
“I’m just going to be relieved when its over.”
We arrive at the airport in Paris, France in the late afternoon, and after collecting our belongings we look for our escorts. I was searching through crowd, and I recognized two men that were dressed in old shadowhunter clothes that consisted of large trench coats probably covering the weapons they have underneath. I pull Cole’s arm in that direction and walk closer to the two men. At first they can sense that Cole was a downlorder and they stood there ready to attack if they needed to, but I pulled down my jacket so they could see my shadowhunter’s mark. At the age of sixteen all shadowhunters receive a mark to distinguish them as fully trained shadowhunters. It was extremely painful. In order to become an accepted shadowhunter they have to skin a tattoo into your skin. I had them do one on the back of my right shoulder. I had chosen to get an outline of one angel wing that was shaped out of feathers. The cool thing about the mark was that it turns black after a week you receive it because shadowhunters used a specific knife in order to change the color of your skin. So now it looked like a black scar.

“We have been waiting for you’re arrival Melisande Schanng,” one of them say very stiff and formal. It gives me chills to hear them speak so serious and formal because I know I’m in deep shit. They don’t say anything else and walk out the door without any jesters to follow them. Use to shadowhunters greetings I follow them out the door to a black SUV. I take a big gulp before I enter the car. No turning back from here.

Cole and I have been waiting in the hall of the Prottetori’s assembly building. This was the birthplace of shadowhunters, the place where it all started. It all started when the angel Gabriel came down from heaven and fed his blood to Nathaniel who was a brave human warrior. He became the first shadowhunter to fight evil and protect the human race. In this building is where the first shadowhunters assembled and started to create law, and now I was summoned her to be judged.

“Melis, calm down. I have never seen you scared since I met you, and now I can hear your heart beating a million miles per second.”
“Its hard to let go of everything that I was raised to believe. I mean if they don’t accept me in there, I’m never going to be able to consider myself a shadowhunter and they’ll remove my mark. I just—“ I wasn’t able to finish because the two guards came into the hall and motioned us to follow them.

They lead us to this large spacious room that was filled with numerous shadowhunters from different regions. I could feel their stares all on me and Cole, scrutinizing me like I was some kind of abnormal freak that needed to be dealt with. The two guards ushered Cole to sit in the audience seats, but he wasn’t sure if he should leave me so I nodded to him to assure him I would be fine. I hope. After they had Cole situated they came back to attend to me, and placed me in the middle of the room where a desk and chair was placed.

In front of me were the council, the head Prottetori, who were looking down at me as if I was some germ. The one in the center rose from her chair and the audience automatically silenced. Then she turned her gaze to me and announced, “It has come to our attention that you have not been the most cooperative when it comes to our laws. Our laws that we have been following for hundreds of years. You have caused trouble with the vampires, and it has become so outrageous that we have been informed. The most powerful vampire, Adrian Cornipicus has threaten war against the Prottetori. He declares that we broke our treaty when you killed those vampires in their own covenant. On top of that we have taken notice to your recent activity with Cole Sanders, a werewolf. We do not condemn this relationship at all, and we are very close to remove your mark. However, you have created this mess with the vampires, and you shall fix it. It has come to our attention that the werewolves would benefit us in this situation, so we have taking in consideration a compromise. His pack helps us gain our power over the vampires once again, and in return you will be granted to have a relationship with him and remain a shadowhunter. Although, if you do not succeed, there will be no second chance. You will no longer be apart of the Prottetori. Do you agree to our terms?” She asks in a serious tone. This definitely wasn’t any joke, and I don’t know if I could ask Cole to risk his life and his pack’s lives in order for us to be together. Every cell in my body was urging me to say yes, but I didn’t want to put that much responsibility on Cole.

I stood up from the desk and finally announced my answer, “No. I got myself in this mess I will fix it myself.”

“So be it, you will do it by yourself and—“
“Wait! No, I agree to help her. She cant do this by herself, its suicide!” Cole shouted from across the room.
She looks absently minded towards Cole and continues to speak, “Indeed, but you have no say in the matter. She has made up her mind, and she will be expected to do this by herself. I will still uphold with granting you two your permission to be together if you do succeed Melisande. And for all of our sakes I hope you do because if you don’t, we go to war with the vampire.”

“Yes, I understand. I wont fail, and I swear on Gabriel if I don’t I will leave the Prottetori,” I agreed to the terms.

“You are dismissed then to begin your task, oh and you have a month to fulfill it,” she replies. I knew this was an almost impossible task, but it was something I needed to do.


Chapter 6 Let Me Go
All throughout the drive to the hotel Cole never uttered one word to me, and had his eyes focused on the road. His hands were clenched around the steering wheel so tight that his knuckles were white. When we arrived to the entrance of the hotel he grabbed our luggage and stormed into the lobby of the hotel.
Once we made our way to our room Cole finally speaks for the first time since the judgment, “I cant believe you would sacrifice your life for them! Do you understand how unlikely it is for you survive?” he shouts.

I have never seen him so angry before and for the first time I was scared of him. I barely whisper back, “Yes.”

“And you’re willing to leave me? Do you know what it feels like when someone looses their mates? They feel as if they’re dying, most commit suicide because the pain is unbearable,” I could see tears forming in his eyes.

“I would rather me die, then risking your life and your packs. I don’t want to leave you, I love you Cole. But I need to do this on my own, I need to find myself. I have been so confused after I found out about my past, and I don’t know whether I want to be a shadowhunter. I’m hoping this will answer all my questions.”

“Fine, but don’t expect me to stay and watch you kill yourself. I just cant,” he says in defeat.
“I don’t expect you to,” and that was the last thing I