SIENNAI turned to him in surprise, mainly because I wasn't expecting him to still be here. He ought to have gone home by now. Benjamin tensed and I could tell that he was doing his best to remain composed and not to react in a way that was going to make me uncomfortable. Sylvester’s shirt was undone slightly and his hair was tousled as if he ran his hands through them more often than usual, maybe tugging at them in frustration. He looked tired from a hard day's work. I noticed how much his gaze darkened as they fell to me and Benjamin’s joined hands.I suddenly felt uncomfortable and I was tempted to pull my hands away but for some reason decided not to. I was going to hurt Benjamin's feelings just to soothe away his displeasure. But at the same time, why did I feel like I was doing something that I wasn't supposed to be doing? I ignored the Unnerving feeling and I raised an eyebrow at him. “Sylvester? What are you still doing here? It's late,” I finally said and I could hear him sc
Chapter Seventy FourSIENNAI was afraid to believe it made sense of whatever Sylvester was trying to say. I was trying to make sense of what he had told me. How he was willing to make a demanding sacrifice because of me. I didn't think that he was capable of that kindness. I didn't want the resentment that I had for him to shift into my former emotions for him. If I thought that I was exhausted then it had certainly intensified now. I noticed how close we were and I didn't want to allow myself to dwell too much on the thought. Somewhere in the deepest corner of my heart. I knew that he was right. I was certain in the deepest corner of my heart that he was right. I felt my stomach clench with disappointment when he walked away from me and headed over to the other side of his desk. “Come and take a look at this,” he said and I hesitated and walked over to where he stood on the desk. I watched as he arranged papers on the desk. I headed over to him and tensed as he stood beside me. “I
SIENNAAs I led the way back to the room. I hoped with everything within me that I wasn't going to encounter anyone. It was late, early in the morning per se and it didn't exactly help matters that Clara's room was exactly opposite mine. I turned around and narrowed my eyes on him, sending a quiet message for him to be silent but his eyes glistened with amusement and I could have almost sworn that I saw his eyes coming alive with mischief. I shot him a look and I exhaled when I realized that we didn't encounter anyone on the way to my room. I quickly opened the room door and tilted my head for him to quickly come in and when he did, I quickly shot the door and bolted it for extra caution. If there's anything that I didn't want to do. It was to be caught off guard. I closed my eyes and sighed. “I could have just decided to go home because I know how much of a risk you're taking to keep me here,” he said. “It was too risky to let you go home,” I finally said after the uncomfortable
SIENNAI was very conscious of his hard body against mine, of the warmth that radiated from him as he pulled me closer to him and wrapped his arms around me. The reflection of the moon cast a sort of ethereal glow across the bed, lighting the room up in a sort of magical way. I had changed into my silk nightdress, into something more comfortable for the night. I was still in shock, for making the most stupid decision that I could ever make in my entire existence. Despite telling myself that I wanted nothing to do with Sylvester. Here he was, on my bed with me and here I was, basking in the warmth of his hands, in the taste of his tongue. I didn't even try to stop him as his hands ran across my body. My hands took the liberty of exploring his as well and all I wanted to do was touch and touch until my hands were content. Which I doubted that they would ever be. I closed my eyes and smiled as he pressed a tiny kiss against my forehead. My heart clenched slightly when I remembered th
SIENNAMy heart clenched. Things were back to being awkward between us. Sneaking out of my room had put me on edge but fortunately, it would seem that I was lucky because no one encountered the both of us leaving my bedroom. He had driven home to freshen up and rest and a part of me couldn't help but think that he was driving home to Tamara. Tamara. Her name still made me rush with anger anytime I thought about her smirk, about how she had flashed me a taunting smile the last time that I saw her. Her name left a bitter taste in my mouth and I was barely able to stop myself from thinking about her. She was still a big elephant in the room. She was the unspoken problem that held Sylvester and I apart. None of us had the courage to talk about her yet. My skin became hot with heat when I remembered what happened last night between Sylvester and I. The thought alone was enough to make my lips go dry. “It seems your attention is elsewhere, Sienna,” my father said dryly. My head snapped to
SIENNAI headed out of the dining room, going into the hallway. My mind flashed to Sylvester for the shortest of seconds and I shook my head immediately and snapped myself out of it. There were more important things to focus on. Like finding the traitor. My fists clenched slightly and as I walked forward without looking, I suddenly bumped into a hard body. “What the hell!” I growled but my face instantly relaxed when I saw that it was Benjamin. He smiled radiantly at me and his smile instantly went away from his face when he realized how tense I was.“Seems like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning,” he teased lightly but he was trying to be cautious as he was aware that I wasn't really in a good mood. “Are you okay?” he asked and I rushed abruptly into his arms. He looked surprised as he caught me but he didn't hesitate to wrap his hands around me. His hands smoothed over my hair gently. Somehow I was simply relieved that he was here. With Benjamin here, my p
SIENNAThankfully, the tension between them diffused. Not completely but I was convinced that they chose to be civil so that I wouldn't be uncomfortable. Then we headed to Sylvester's office. Benjamin didn't like that Sylvester was helping out with all of this. I wondered what he would do if he knew that Sylvester was the main reason this was even discovered. I bet he would rather chew stone than be indebted to Sylvester. It was the same with my father and sometimes, I wondered why they even went through all the trouble to have such an alarming big ego. I looked at the papers that were scattered across Sylvester's desk. They were snapshots from the cameras placed around the pack. Hopefully, the cameras would be able to catch any fishy activities going on. I wondered why I didn't think of that sooner. Sylvester seed to always think ahead when it came to these things. I closed my eyes and sighed, feeling my body become heavy with exhaustion. Just then, the door opened and we turned to
SIENNAI slipped into unconsciousness. I could hear someone calling my name in the distance. It was becoming more and more harder to be aware of my surroundings. I felt myself being lifted up before I slipped into unconsciousness completely, letting the darkness claim me. By the time I woke up, I was in my room. My mouth felt bitter and it hurt just to open my eyes. All I could remember was falling down in the hallway. The loud pounding in my head had reduced drastically and my body felt way too heavy to move. I closed my eyes and sighed, feeling beyond overwhelmed. By the time I opened it, I noticed Sylvester, standing in the corner and staring through the curtains. I opened my mouth and then closed it almost immediately. I felt too stunned to speak. It took me a while to process the panic that was beginning to set in. “What are you doing in here?” I rasped. It was too tiring to even talk. But at the back of my mind, I was more worried about who had seen him entering my room than