SIENNA“You can't possibly be serious.” I stared at Benjamin incredulously. Clara had a smug look on her face as she looked at the both of us. “There's no way that you can possibly suggest that she should follow us.” I glared at him. Benjamin looked conflicted as he remained silent. Maybe It was my glare that made him uncomfortable. If it was, then he should be. How could he suggest that Clara should be involved in whatever we were doing? Why did he think that I wanted to leave the House? I decided not to let my temper get the best of me and I let my eyes flutter close for just a mini second.“Yes. I really want to. I'll get to spend some quality time with my cousin and I'll get to meet new people. Don't you think it's a good idea, Benjamin?” she said as she batted her lashes innocently at him. He looked like he was about to say something but he took one look at my face and decided that it was a better option for him to remain silent. He made the right decision. “Absolutely not!” I
SIENNATension lingered in the car as Benjamin drove. I looked out the window, my fingers clenched together. It was better to fixate my attention on the passing trees than on the liability at the back. That liability, being Clara. For some reason, I couldn't seem to forget what she said. Me being where I was today because of what my father was alpha. If there was anything that I hated or detests, it was someone making fun of my position or telling me that I didn't deserve to be where I was, because of the privilege that I had. I absolutely detested every bit of it, of hearing about the privileged people think that I had. They didn't understand that I wasn't brought up that way, my father didn't grant me that privilege of relaxing because he was in position. I had to work, for every single thing that I had, I had to fight very hard for my position. I know that and people know that so why did I even let what Clara has said bother me? I don't even know why. I tell myself to pretend tha
SIENNA My heart skipped a beat as Sylvester leaned against the doorway. I wondered how he even got to follow me here without me noticing. I tried to think past the panic that was beginning to well up in my chest. I was suddenly conscious about how short my blazer dress was and I watched as his eyes lingered a bit longer on the long stretch of my legs.“What are you doing here?” I asked hen I was finally able to find my voice, my voice was a bit shaky and I hated how weak my voice sounded. “I came looking for you. It's obvious that you've been avoiding me,” he said as he looked at me. I didn't know why my nerves were racing and why it was impossible to breathe.“I'm not avoiding you,” I said, but I regretted it as soon as I said it because I knew pretty well that what I had just said was nothing but a lie. He knew too. “I've just been occupied with work. Meetings. I've not really had the luxury of resting,” I said again but from the look in his eyes. I knew he could tell that I was
SIENNA I was very tempted to avoid Benjamin's gaze as soon as I entered the room but that was definitely not going to help matters. The more I avoided his gaze, the more likely he was to become suspicious. And why wouldn't he? Sylvester and I were just returning at the same time. I hoped that I didn't look as disconcerted as I felt. It was a very big effort for me to be able to comport my feelings. “What's going on? What did I miss?” I leaned in and I whispered to him. I didn't miss the way he narrowed his eyes on me, his gaze traveling to Sylvester subtly in the space of a heartbeat. Thankfully Sylvester acted normal, completely oblivious to the way Benjamin was glaring at him. “Was he bothering you? Was that why you couldn't come earlier than usual?” Benjamin asked and I sighed, racking my head, so that I could come up with a reasonable lie. “He wasn't bothering me. We were just talking,” I said, feigning nonchalance and keeping my voice calm. “About what?” he asked. “I guess
SIENNAThings were a little bit tense for us at dinner. Clara and I exchanged minimal words and if my father noticed, I guess he was convinced that this was certainly not the right time for him to ask me or her. I was surprised that she didn't see it as an opportunity to rant to my father about how unfair I had been to her today. Clara never missed any opportunity to paint me in a bad light. My father asked about the details of the meeting and how it went and I downplayed everything that happened from the little that I was planning on focusing on and from the information that Benjamin had given me.From the expression on his face, I could see that he wasn't pleased at the new development. He wasn't pleased that the other neighboring packs were slowly beginning to depend on the Lycans for protection, but I guess he didn't really have much of a choice than to accept what was going on, because if we didn't want to lose more people in our pack, we had to make some certain sacrifices, even
SIENNAI sneaked glances at Sylvester over cheeseburgers as I ate. He looked extraordinarily divine and it was almost impossible for me to take my eyes off him as I ate. I couldn't believe that I had been about to pass on these cheeseburgers, because if they tasted delicious before, they were definitely mind blowing now. I couldn't simply get enough of them. I was sure that I was eating like a pig but I didn't care at all. I looked up to find Sylvester staring at me with a small smile on his face. My cheeks flushed with color as I hastily looked away. He caught me staring, no doubt.“You have something on your face.” He looked at me and then leaned forward. There was no way that he was about to kiss me here, in front of all these people, with everyone watching. The thought of that made my face drain of color. I looked at him, aghast. I was about to ask him what the hell he was about to do when he brushed his thumb against the side of my cheek, wiping away the mustard that must have
SIENNAI held my breath for a minute longer and this time without Sylvester's help. Who would have imagined that I could learn something new? Slowly, I began to flap both of my legs, just like he taught me and I stretched my arms forward as I began to swim. It felt exciting and exhilarating and I couldn't even begin to understand why I was scared in the first place. By the time I emerged back up, my chest heaved up and down as I tried to catch my breath. I ran my hand over my face and shifted my damp hair away from my eyes. My eyes met Sylvester’s, who was standing at the edge of the pool. I didn’t even know how long he had been standing there. His eyes glistened with pride as he looked at me. “I knew you could do it,” he said, making his way towards me. His smile always had a way of affecting me in a way that I didn’t understand, and I couldn't even think straight. It had its way of disconcerting me also. “Are you okay?” he asked as he got closer to me. I wanted to give a reason
SIENNA The aroma that wafted up into the air made my tummy rumble instantly with hunger. I guess he wasn't joking when he said that he could cook. As if he could sense that I was looking at him, he turned around to face me immediately. Our eyes met and held and my lips tilted up in a small smile. I was content with looking at him forever. “I'm sure you must be hungry now”he said and I nodded. I listened to him chatter excitedly about how he was always delighted to prepare dinner with his mother in the kitchen while she was alive. The spark in his eyes was impossible to miss when he talked about his family. I wondered what it must have been like for him, growing up and feeling so alone. It was even worse because he didn't have any siblings but I guess I could relate to it. Not completely, but at least to a certain degree. My dad always tried to make time for me, no matter what happened and yet it was still never enough. Sometimes I felt like he had an obligation to the pack than he