She laughed again, shaking her head. “It always has something to do with her. Ever since she ran away from the park, she has been something to you. You have been looking for her. Even when the two of you were younger, you were just roaming around her.”I slammed my hand against the desk, the sharp s
Sienna:The air in my room felt suffocating.It just felt tight, tighter than it ever did since I moved here, since Evelyn had asked me to stay in this room rather than their Infirmary, rather than me being able to go to my room.I had been in this space for hours, if not longer, staring at the same
“When you found out you were pregnant,” he clarified, his voice low. “What was your plan? You were already away from the pack for a while, but I am curious about what you aimed to do.”I swallowed, gripping my arms tightly. “I didn’t have one. I didn’t think of a plan.”Damon scoffed. “Of course, yo
Damon:My mother had warned me.“She is still too weak, Damon. She is not going to be able to stand on her feet. She needs a break.” She said, giving me her warning as she crossed her arms over her chest, but I refused to listen.She had insisted that Sienna still needed more time, that her body was
Sienna:His words stuck with me.They played in my head on repeat, as if telling me that this was something that was never going to change, that it was something that he wanted to be the way that it was. That he did not want it happening again.We grew up.I knew that. I wasn’t naïve. I wasn’t cling
Damon:I pushed Sienna harder than I should have.But she did not complain of anything. She was willing to embrace it. It was as if this was something that she wanted to go with.Every morning, I made sure she was outside, training with me. It started slow, simple movements, light sparring, basic ex
Sienna:I noticed it immediately.And no matter how hard I tried to ignore it, pretend that it did not exist, pretend that it was only in my head, I couldn’t.Damon was hovering. And he was being too obvious about it, annoying, and even rude.At first, I thought it was just coincidence. That he was
Damon:The sting of her slap lingered longer than it should have.It lingered longer than I would have wanted it to.Not just on my skin.But somewhere deeper.It was something that I could not describe the feeling that I had. It was an anger that I did not like. It was a piece of rage that I found
Sienna:The walls of my childhood room felt smaller than I remembered.I sat on the edge of the bed, my hands resting in my lap, my mind spiraling with thoughts I couldn’t control. The events of the last few hours replayed over and over like a broken record.Kael had been shot.Damon’s father, the m
Damon:For a few moments I debated on whether or not to go and speak to Sienna.I debated on whether to assure her that things were going to be alright as well, but she did not have to worry, that she did not have to put my mother's words in her mind.But after she decided to go to her room, she agr
Sienna:The house was eerily silent when we arrived.Damon walked in first, his posture stiff, his expression unreadable. Ethan and a few guards followed closely behind, their presence heavier than usual. I stayed near the door, my hands trembling at my sides as I struggled to keep my breathing stea
Damon:The morning was cold, much colder than usual. Or maybe it was just me.I sat at the head of the dining table, my fingers wrapped around a mug of black coffee, but I wasn’t drinking it. I was staring at the swirling steam, my thoughts tangled in a mess I couldn’t untangle.The past few months
Sienna:The night air was colder than I would have expected it to be, wrapping around me as I leaned against the wooden railing of the porch, my arms folded over my chest. The stars stretched endlessly above me, scattered like tiny diamonds against a velvet sky.I inhaled deeply, trying to find some
Damon:I moved swiftly through the dimly lit halls, my footsteps barely making a sound. My heartbeat was steady, controlled, at least, that was what I told myself.That is what I wanted to convince myself with. That I did not care.I had not been watching her.That she wasn't my main attention.But
She gave me a pointed look, arching a brow. “Oh, please, Sienna. I may be old, but I’m not blind. I see the way he looks at you now. And I see the way you try not to look at him. It is something that I'm actually happy about.”I frowned, shifting Isla slightly in my arms as she continued to drink. “
Sienna:My heart was still racing, my body betraying me despite my best efforts to ignore what had just happened.Damon was too close.And not only was he too close, but the tension between the two of us has been rising in a way that I could not find myself wanting to control or knowing how to do so
Damon:The sounds of fists hitting flesh and the dull thud of bodies hitting the ground echoed through the training field. The crisp morning air was filled with tension, the scent of sweat and exertion heavy between us.The park had been quiet and calm for the past few weeks. If anything, nothing ou