SIENNAThe door swung open and a woman walked in. She was stuck between being graceful and hurrying towards Sylvester. I didn’t know who she was and I didn’t know if it was appropriate to stay or leave but I didn’t want to leave. I stared at her as she stalked closer only to start comparing myself to her. She was undoubtedly beautiful and she could pass as an elite model if she wanted to. It was so weird how her eyes held warmth in them and she didn’t have the usually smug look that other women of her class did. She breathed warmth whereas I was just plain old me with the most boring look ever.“Sylvester, thank goodness you’re okay.” She said in a soft voice that could melt the coldest heart. She had her arms around him and she was hugging him like they has something going on between them. My heart tugged in my chest.There was instant resentment building up in my chest. I could feel my wolf getting angry and I didn’t blame her. Another woman was hugging her mate and he wasn’t even
SIENNAMy eyes were as wide as saucers, I was sure of it. Did she just say that he was her fiancé? He was going to wed a woman who was nothing like his mate?“I’m sorry?” I couldn’t help but ask her. I knew I heard what I thought I heard, but what if it was the wrong thing? What if she meant that they were engaged but since I was now in the picture, they were no longer going to be married?She looked taken aback at my question but remained composed as much as I tried to. My chest was hurting, and it felt like my heart had been pulled out of it and smashed on the floor.I kept my eyes away from his, sure that I was going to break down if I had to meet his gaze. He and I were meant to be together but we were poles apart in nature. This should be something I shouldn’t mind happening. I shouldn’t feel hurt that he had someone else if I had to reject him just because our kinds hated each other. Tears pricked my eyes, trying to force their way out but I held them down. I bit my lip and bli
SIENNAI hadn’t worked with Benjamin for the longest time. But I could tell about him that he was thorough with his searches for information. He wasn’t only good on the battlefield and so far he has shown his knack for sourcing out whatever he was searching for.With folded arms to the chest, I could hear the sound of my heart rapidly beating as I waited for an explanation from him. What did he mean by sabotage?Too many questions ran through my mind faster than I could really think about them. I instantly became worried about Sylvester as it seemed as though someone was out to cause trouble in his pack.“Maybe we should go sit for this one plus I’d hate for someone to hear us right now.” He voiced, peeping through the corridors to make sure that we were indeed alone.He pulled me out, with my hand in his and hurriedly led me to my now parked car. All my thoughts about Sylvester and Tamara vanished at this point.After driving up to a secluded area, he pulled out a document from his j
SIENNA Tamara’s demeanour had changed. She literally dragged me out of the room to go with her for the drink. As we walked along, I couldn’t help but wonder why she was acting this way. My mind also stayed restless through the walk. Sylvester was vulnerable and weak at the same time, so what if the person behind the fire sneaked in behind the backs of the guards and he was attacked while in his sleep?Once we got to the lounge where Sylvester and I usually had a meeting in, I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I just had to speak up.“You really don’t think that what I have to say could be really important and Sylvester would want to hear it, do you?” I asked her. My chest was already rising and falling from the fast paced walk I had to go through.But Tamara looked unfazed by what I just said. A small smile appeared on her lips instead and she poured out a drink into a glass and then she took a seat right in front of me. While she was relaxed, my wolf was restless, knowing 2her mate could
SIENNAMy anger resurfaced as I thought about all the ways Tamara was trying to intimidate me. Trying to plunge me back into my misery and to rub it in my face that she had Sylvester. Tamara had clearly told me that there wasn't any need to see Sylvester but the whimpering and the whining of my wolf made it impossible to obey anything she had to say. Maybe I was imagining it but a part of me believed that even though she acted stoic and unbothered, she was intimidated by him. She didn't show it, infact, if anything, she acted like I was beneath her shoes. But if she wasn't intimidated by me, If she claimed to be oblivious to the pull between Sylvester and I, then why the hell was she doing everything in her power to keep me away. Why go through all the stress of trying to prove a point to me, trying to make me feel irritated and trying to push me away from my mate. She had told me that seeing him was unecessary but she had been very clear about it and if I obeyed her instructions, w
SIENNASylvester looked at me incredulously as I told him about my suspicions. A part of me felt like he wasn't buying anything that I wanted to say. I could see the disbelief flash through his eyes and I ignored the way my heart plummeted in my chest as I looked at him. I don't know why him believing me held so much importance but it did. I wanted him to believe me. I wanted him to know that I had nothing but his best interest at heart. Maybe a part of me was so bent on proving a point to him that it was beginning to mess with me. "I think everyone in the pack is loyal to me. I don't think they'll be so bold to make a move against their alpha" he said, his brows furrowing into a frown as he looked at me. I could see the conflict etched on his face as he looked lost in thought. Maybe he was trying to decipher between believing me or not but I knew that the only way that he could be safe if he took my word for it. "It's impossible to know the intentions of everyone. Not everyone ha
SIENNA Benjamin waited for me in the parking lot as I settled down. He looked at me expectantly. I remained quiet for sometime processing my emotions. Tamara sure knew how to bring out the worst in me. "So?""How did it go?" Benjamin asked, his brows furrowed and it was nearly impossible to miss the concern that was etched on his face. I looked at him and released a weary sigh. "He thinks it's impossible that anyone would try to make a move on him since he's the alpha,"I said as I looked at him. Somehow I didn't like that he wasn't willing to accept the truth. Sure, he didn't ourightly tell me that he didn't believe me but still, he doubted that anyone within the confines of his pack would try to make a move on him and I didn't blame him, not at all. Infact, I've seen how he related with his pack so it was quite impossible to tell who would have a vendetta against him. "If he decides to be sentimental about it then that's his business. We've done more than we should have. We've s
SIENNAI tried not to focus on the anger that was clawing up at me inside as I left my father behind in the dining room. I could feel his eyes piercing into my back as I angrily stormed away from him and retired to my room. I was upset. I wondered how he could be so insensitive about people dying. Maybe I felt even more offended because it was Sylvester but still that didn't take away the fact that he wished that Sylvester was gotten rid for good. If indeed, he hated the lycans so much then there was no point sending me into their territory to make truce and to try and strike a deal with them. I angrily stripped off my clothes and collapsed against my bed, pulling up my duvet to my chin. I tried to stop being angry but yet my father's words replayed over and over again in my head. It took every level of self control not to feel worked up about it again. My mind drifted over to Sylvester. I wondered how he was. Somehow I couldn't stop thinking about how he must be doing. I wondered