SIENNAHe had that effect on me everytime. The one where only one glance at him rendered me breathless. My heart picked up in speed and it was almost like I couldn't seem anyone in the room apart from him. I wondered how he did it, how he was always able to look so effortlessly gorgeous without even trying too hard. I stidied the sharp edges of his face, the slight smile lines, the little dimple that appeared on his left cheek each time he smiled. I took in all the little details and studied him. I felt a sudden rush of heat beneath me and I shivered at the strong effect that it had on me. As if he knew he was being watched, his eyes caught mine across the room and the corners of his lips tilted up into a smile, his eyes glistened with something that I couldn't quite decipher and his eyes raked over me as he smiled at me. I became very self conscious, my heart pounding frantically. I watched as he excused himself and tried to pave his way over to me through the crowd of small cliques
SIENNAI was very conscious about the feel of my hand in his as we paved our way through the crowd. The feel of the fresh breeze against my face was relieving. We headed past the fountain into the garden. The glass of champagne was still in my hand. My heart fluttered against my chest as he held my hands. We walked side by side into the lonely garden. I didn't expect that he would turn down Tamara for me. I know I shouldn't give more meaning to it, maybe I shouldn't overthink things but I couldn't just crush the hope that was beginning to well up in my chest. It had to mean something.I listened to him talk about how he dreaded birthdays. “I guess you coming was one of the highlights of my birthday,” he said and my cheeks flushed with color. I was glad that it was dark, so he couldn't really see me or notice how his words wanted to make me giggle excitedly, like a lovesick school girl.“Why don't you like Birthdays” I asked curiously and he stared into the empty distance. Like he
SIENNAMy eyes fluttered open in panic. My eyes raked over the room as I tried to register my surroundings. I wasn't in my room. That much I knew. I touched the back of my neck. I didn't feel so feverish anymore. The pounding in my head had reduced to a loud thud and the nausea in my belly had subsided. Yesterday I was in the gardens with Sylvester and all of a sudden. I had felt everything all at once. I groaned, raising my hand to my head and closing my eyes. The door creaked open and my eyes fluttered open almost immediately. Sylvester walked in. He looked as if he had not gotten any sleep at all. His hair was tousled and the eye bags were visible under his eyes. Hie shoulders sagged with relief as his eyes caught mine. “You are okay,” he said. the relief was evident in his voice as he walked over to take a seat beside the bed. I frowned at him, my brows furrowing in confusion. “What's going on?” I said. He hesitated for a moment. “You had your tummy pumped. Apparently, the g
SIENNA “How do you feel?” Tamara asked softly. I fought against the urge to narrow my eyes at her and tell her to leave me alone. But it wasn't entirely impossible that she was coming from a place of concern, plus Sylvester might not really appreciate me being rude to his fiance especially after he offered me hospitality and concern. So I swallowed my distaste and I softened my facial expression.“I'm alright, thank you” I said curtly. When she dropped the cup of tea beside the bedside table, I knew I wasn't going to drink. I could no longer trust anything inside Sylvester's Mansion. For all I knew, everything could be poisoned. I felt better but at the same time I felt weak, I knew eventually I would have to get it together. I wanted to rest for just a couple of hours more before I gathered the strength to leave Sylvester's manor. “Your father doesn't know about what happened” Benjamin said and I felt the tightness in my chest loosen a little. “I knew you wouldn't want him to kn
SIENNAI was too conscious about the feel of his hand against mine, I was very aware of the way he threaded his fingers through mine to show mine. My heart pounded quite ridiculously within my chest as I sneaked up a glance at him. The proximity between the both of us was very close. Side by side we walked down the hallway. Benjamin was nowhere to be seen but I wasn't worried because Sylvester had explained it earlier. Apparently. He had to return back home so that it wouldn't be too suspicious that we didn't return yesterday night. He was going to tell my father that today has been quite packed and I had to catch up with meetings and there was a possibility that I might not even return home today because of how busy I was. It was quite a convincing and father was most likely to believe it. I felt bad for having to lie to my father like this but I also knew that he was someone who could exaggerate matters out of proportion. If he found out about the incident of me being poisoned and
SIENNAI kept on munching into the cheeseburger. I almost moaned aloud with pleasure at the feel of the cheese and soft bread filling my mouth. Sylvester's eyes darkened as he watched intently. “I was right. It tastes good, doesn't it?” He said and I nodded. I should be embarrassed that my mouth was filled up with food but at this point I was way past caring about anything. The food was absolutely delicious and it would be a crime not to enjoy it. He pushed the plate of chicken wings towards my direction as I ate. “You should try these. They're one of the most epic things to exist” he said, amusement shining in his eyes as he looked at me. I took one chicken wing and bit into it. It was delicious. For a diner so small, and so minimal, they seemed to have really delicious food. I couldn't imagine the last time that I was enthusiastic to eat anything like this. I noticed that his food was untouched and he preferred to watch me. I tried not to allow myself to feel too conscious about
SIENNAI didn't know what to make of what he just said, only that my heart was beating wildly within my chest. I was tempted to lean forward and kiss him but I decided to take my gaze away from him and I stared ahead into the distance. I didn't know what it was, but I just know that whatever that I felt for Sylvester had evolved into something deeper. We continued to stroll along the park and I continued to observe the playing children that passed us by as we played. He led me across to the cotton candy stand that stood at the one corner of the park and after the cone of cotton candy. I looked in awe at the fluffy pink candy and took a bite. As a child, I was never really allowed to have much candy, my father would always want me to eat healthy and would tell me that I had to be strong for whatever was to come. I guess now I know that he was talking about the responsibilities of being in charge that I had to face. I wished I was a kid again, I wish I was one of those kids running ar
SIENNAMy throat suddenly felt too dry as I glanced at Sylvester. My heart beat increased frantically and I was almost sure that I was going to have a heart attack. He was shirtless, the towel hung low from his waist and my eyes lingered longingly on his muscled chest as he used another towel to dry up his wet hair. I tried swallow past the lump in my throat. For some reason. I was unable to move from where I was. I was unable to even breathe. I looked him and sighed.As if he could suddenly sense that I was standing there and watching him, he caught my gaze. “Hi there. Are you okay?” He said and I nodded because I couldn't construct the right strings of words. For some reason, my throat was dry. My mouth suddenly felt too heavy. I felt every inch of my skin ignite into flame as I stared at him. He was strikingly gorgeous, a glorious sight to behold. “Come here” he said. My lips parted slightly. I knew it wasn't a command and I knew he wasn't ordering me around but something about t