SIENNAI stared at my reflection in the mirror. The red dress clung to me in all the right places and I was certain that I looked gorgeous. I looked really beautiful. I closed my eyes and sighed.My nerves were certainly not calm anymore. I knew that it was only going to be a matter of time before I started panicking again. I convinced myself that there was no way that I was going to this engagement party. I was doing more harm than good to myself and yet here I was because I couldn't do anything else but go. Somehow, I just couldn't let my uncertainty claw at me and stop me from going. My blond hair looked even more blond than usual and my makeup was as minimal as it could get, but the eyeliner made the color of my eyes pop. If anything, I was almost convinced that I looked amazing. Key word. Almost. I closed my eyes and smiled, and at the same time, I was tempted to burst into tears. I wondered if that even made sense. My heart was clenching and unclenching. I didn't know what to
SIENNAHe looked away just as quickly as he glanced at me. “We should get going. You don't want to be late,” he said. I didn't miss the slight spite in his voice. I blinked in surprise when I met Clara in the hallway. Her hair was fluffed up to perfection and the waves cascaded down her back perfectly. The red color of her lipstick brought out the paleness of her complexion. Her strapless cream dress complimented the tone of her skin. I hated to admit it, but she was beautiful. She had always been. “What do you think you're doing?” I asked, raising a brow at her. It was obvious that she was dressed for the occasion. “Don't be silly. I'm going with you guys to Sylvester's party. You didn't take I'd stay home alone, did you?” She smiled sassily and tilted her head to the side slightly, taunting me with her eyes. How she even knew that he was hosting a party today was beyond me, and I couldn't even find the energy to worry about what she might be scheming. I knew the night was alread
SIENNAI tried to keep it together. I really did. But the last thing that sent me over the precipice was when I watched him kiss her on the staircase. They claimed to have nothing going on and yet he fucking kissed her. I watched as Tamara looked at him with love in her eyes. Was it love, adoration, or something else entirely? I couldn't put a name to it. Putting a name to it would make me feel nauseous. But it was too late. I already felt nauseous. My head was already spinning, my wolf was already breaking apart and all I could think of was not cracking into two. I didn’t want to crack open and crumble, shattering in the dark abyss of insanity. Something inside of me was withering, dying, crashing, and burning, and all I could think about was how intense the pain I was feeling was. “You're going to be okay,” I felt the need to tell myself over and over again, but it meant that I was a pathetic liar. I would be lying that any of it made sense. My gaze seemed transfixed on the scene
SIENNA Was this why she was here? Was this why she was talking to me? It was obvious that she was goading me to get a reaction out of me, but no, it wouldn’t happen. That was the last thing that I was ever going to allow her to do. That was the last thing that I was going to allow her to do to me. “You know, I didn't think that you'd have the time to come here, considering the fact that Sylvester is always helping out with your pack. I heard a lot has been going on with your pack lately,” she remarked, tilting her head slightly to the side. This was yet another taunt. It was another subtle jab that was enough to trigger me and make me give in to my murderous intentions. I couldn’t think of anything good when it came to Tamara. I couldn’t think of anything that made me not want to murder her with my bare hands. “Yes. He's been of great assistance,” I said, smiling at her with all my teeth. All of my sharp teeth. “So have the both of you set a date for the wedding? When we spoke th
SIENNA“Don't do this. Don't leave with him,” Sylvester said. I could hear the plea in his voice as his gaze traveled between Benjamin and I. His eyes darkened as they landed on Benjamin. I was convinced that any minute from now, he was going to murder Benjamin. I closed my eyes as the pounding in my head seemed to have gotten even more pronounced. My head was spinning and all I wanted to do was get out of this place.Maybe Clara could find her way home if she was so insistent on staying at this stupid party, anyway. As for me, there was no use in remaining here. This place had nothing to offer me. I had seen enough. More than enough, even, and maybe with time, I would learn to come to terms with the fact that we couldn't be together just like I hoped we would be. “You have to get it together,” I muttered to myself under my breath. “Sienna,” Sylvester called out my name again but this time, I was able to muster the courage not to look at him. I let Benjamin clutch my hand and guid
SIENNAI attempted to snap the door shut but couldn't because of how he immediately stuck his leg in the middle of the door. “Don't say that. You know that's not true,” he said calmly. “But it is,” I argued. “My mother left, Hailey left, he left and now you're doing the same. I don't know why I'm refusing to come to terms with the fact that I'm meant to be alone.” Immediately I said that, I ran my hands over my face and quickly turned away from him. If anything, I even felt angry with myself for letting myself feel this way. For letting my emotions get the better of me. For feeling myself crumbling to pieces. “I'm not going to leave you alone.” I felt him behind me. He was close enough that I could smell him. Somehow, the idea of him being so close was oddly reassuring. I gradually turned to face him. I was scared. Very scared. “I meant it. You're wrong. Yes, I was angry and to be honest, I still am, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to leave you alone,” he said. Somehow, I be
SIENNAEach slide of his fingers left me trembling. My body couldn't help but arch upwards as he trailed his fingers up my thighs. Nothing but gibberish escaped my mouth and I knew for the life of me that I wasn't exactly making sense. I shivered as he pressed a kiss against my inner thigh. My eyes fluttered close. I could feel myself floating high, and nothing could have prepared me for the feel of his lips against my core.The swipe of his tongue was warm against my wet heat. I inhaled and then exhaled. Nothing could prepare me for the intense burst of pleasure that traveled through me. My fingers became lost in his hair as I clutched it tightly, pulling slightly on some strands as I did so. For some reason, I was unable to let go. Somehow, the feel of his warm tongue against my heat was the only thing that was keeping me sane. I couldn't exactly think of anything else. I was breathless, and I was positive that I was going to explode very soon. “Ben.” His name left my mind in a so
SIENNA“You won't hate me tomorrow morning when I wake up?” he asked softly and I could finally recognize the vulnerability that was radiating through him. I wrapped my hands around him as if by doing that, I could protect him from myself. At least I would try to. “I won't,” I said softly.And I believed it. Or at least, I tried to. I didn’t want to always think about the consequences. I had thought about the consequences and yet I was still stupid enough to give Sylvester a second chance. I let myself believe that he loved me, which was quite stupid of me, considering the fact that he had hurt me before. So now, I didn’t think that the consequences were going to do me any good. I felt his soft breathing against my skin, and I watched him until l felt my eyes drooping as I drifted into a restless sleep. Tonight had been full of many surprises. ***When I woke up the next morning, I was tired and my body screamed at me out of exhaustion. I could barely move my body. My legs ached de