SIENNABenjamin left earlier than expected. We spent the whole morning talking about the most random things. At the back of my mind. I knew I didn't want him to leave. One way or another. I was getting attached to him more than I would like to admit. I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I wouldn't say that I had returned fully to my old self but the glow was back to my skin and the bags underneath my eyes were gone. I was slowly on the road to becoming my old self again. I guess I had Benjamin to thank for that. I released a sigh and decided that I was going to let my hair down today. I've put it up in a bun for the whole weekI decided to put more effort into the way that I dressed today. I've been dressing like I'm attending a burial for the past week. Today's the first time that I was putting on a little bit of color with my black comfy jeans. If navy blue was even considered a color. Today was the day that I decided to suck it up and have breakfast with my father and Clara. I
SIENNAIt was hard coming to terms with the fact that he was here. Sylvester's eyes showed no atom of emotion whatsoever but I knew that his gaze lingered on me more than necessary. The air in the room was thickening with tension and it was impossible for me to focus on anything else. No matter how much I wanted to convince myself that he didn't affect me as much as he used to. I also knew that I would be lying to myself. He affected me just as much as he did before. I subtly looked around and hoped no one noticed the slight shake of my hand as I raised my cup of tea to my lips. “So tell me. How do you expect to bring back the lives of ten people?” I tilted my head to the side. My tone dripped with nothing but stone cold sarcasm. Perhaps I was to blame during the night of the attack but he was also to blame as well. Our packs were in alliance for a reason and yet he didn't deem it fit to inquire what was happening until a week later. “I'm going to station myself here with my men,”
SIENNA I hated how the tears filled up my eyes, my emotions were in a state of chaos and I wondered how I was going to get over the overwhelming urge to cry.“I know you must hate me. I wish that I could explain it to you but I also know it's too complicated for you to understand,” he said as he walked towards me, closing the remaining distance between us. All I wanted to do was move away, perhaps maybe even run as far away from him as possible but for some reason, my legs seemed to be planted in a spot. It was like my body no longer paid attention to the command of my brain. It reacted to him in ways that I couldn't even imagine, in ways that sent mind wrecking fear running down my spine.I wanted to tell him to make it make sense. I wanted him to explain why he felt it was okay to break me just after I had spent time with him the last time I saw him. I wanted him to answer the question that I've been harboring for almost a week. But there was no point, opening up myself again, tryi
SIENNAMy blood ran cold as I tried to process whatever Sylvester was trying to say. “What do you mean you lost your Beta? How is it even possible that we wouldn't have heard about it by now?” Benjamin raised an eyebrow at him as he glared at him with disbelief. It didn't take two and two to figure out that Sylvester was irritated by Benjamin's presence. I didn't miss how his gaze lingered on the proximity between Benjamin and I. I didn't know what to believe or if it was even safe to believe him. It could be that. He was trying to get back into my good graces again. Maybe he knew that I cared about him and he was trying to look for every way possible to take advantage of that. “I don't have to do anything to convince you. If you don't believe me, that's honestly fine but don't come here making assumptions about something you know nothing about.” Sylvester snapped. The glare on Benjamin's face didn't fade away as they both engaged in a glaring Contest. Deciding that I’d had more t
SIENNAI didn’t know what just happened or if I should be panicked about Benjamin suddenly leaving. Ever since the confrontation in the hallway, he had been behaving strangely. I closed my eyes and sighed. I was feeling all shades of frustration. “Are you okay?” my father asked, snapping my attention back to him. My cheeks flushed with color as I looked between the both of them. Clara looked at me curiously as I tried to return my attention back to what he had been saying earlier. My shoulder became tense with tension when I realized that Sylvester was going to be coming over today. Unfortunately for me. I was going to have to encounter him every day. Only the thought of that alone set me on edge. “You look worried and you haven't even touched your breakfast,” he said. I didn't know how to come up with an explanation. It was like the words were stuck at the back of my throat. The panic was beginning to well up in my chest as I tried to find the perfect words to say. “But it's un
SIENNAI watched as Clara and Sylvester were engaged in conversation. I twisted my fingers together. Trying to make sense of the anger that was clawing at me within the walls of my stomach and from inside me. I knew that I didn't have any reason to be upset. I had already told myself that I was long done with him in terms of anything romantic. Yet when she placed her hand on his arm and left it there. My eyes narrowed into slits. My wolf growled at the sight. She was becoming possessive and before I could think rationally, I took a step closer to them. Their heads snapped in my direction. Sylvester’s brows furrowed with concern as his gaze met mine and I watched irritation flash through Clara's.“You've finally checked up on him. You need to excuse us so that we can discuss business,” I said, trying to keep my voice empty of whatever it was that I was feeling. “Don't be such a party crasher, Sienna. You know we're having a conversation. You can't just step in and tell me to end it.”
SIENNA Benjamin paused and remained cautiously quiet. It was almost as if he wanted to say something but instantly decided against it. “I've been busy,” he finally said. The better part of me knew that he was lying. I was very aware of the fact that he had been avoiding me for quite some time. Since the day that he found out that Sylvester was going to be stationed here. The thought of him wanting to stay clear away from me hurt. I could feel the familiar pang in my chest. I tried not to think about it too much, tried not to linger on the thought of him not wanting anything to do with me. “You looked a little disconcerted earlier. Did anything happen?” He furrowed his brows slightly and the concern was etched on his face. I couldn't tell him that I just had a conversation with Sylvester. The thought of Sylvester seemed to upset him. “I'm fine. I was just feeling a little dizzy. It must be all the stress from what's been happening lately,” I finally said after a while. I could tell
SIENNAI looked at Clara in horror because I couldn't believe she was actually serious about going the extra mile to get Sylvester's attention. That was why when she asked my father if she could be Sylvester's assistant. I clenched my fists on the table and as I glanced down at my white knuckles, I quickly hid them underneath the table. My father seemed to be perplexed about why she would be asking him such a question. “Think about it. You don't exactly trust him so at least you'll have a pair of eyes to watch over him.” I remained silent trying to process whatever it was that she was explaining to my father but I knew Clara and I knew her well enough to know that she had no intentions of keeping an eye on Sylvester. She was just looking for an excuse to be close to him. I sighed, trying really hard to calm my racing nerves. I couldn't react because I was afraid that I was going to be raising suspicions. “I think that's an excellent idea, Clara. I should have thought about that soon